Decided to take a short video on the test, apologize for the amateur video quality.
![Tongue :P](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
Few notes on the measurements :
- Hairdryer is Philips 1600 watts with 3 selections for the heat & air speed, plugged at cheap watt meter at the front for monitoring the power consumptions.
- Fluke 287 was set using DC over AC mode, while 87V was set at DC Voltage mode.
- Both dmms range were set manually at 500V for the 287 and 600V for the 87V.
So the hair dryer vs DC results :
Off -> DC = 0 Volt
Low @50 watt -> DC = 1.2 Volt
![Huh? ???](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
Mid @650 watt -> DC = 0.6 Volt
High @1300 watt -> DC = 0 Volt
@The Electrician, I can't find my motor start capacitor
![Undecided :-\](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/undecided.gif)
, probably buried somewhere in the pile of component junks, and I don't have any other high volt cap available, so no simple RC LPF measurement yet as you've suggested, sorry.
![Confused :-//](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/confused0024.gif)
Comments are welcome.
Attached below photos with the measurements results as above video for better details.