Hi Victor
What do you want to measure with a Curve Tracer? Leakage?
If yes you have to work in DC- Mode. If not you will measure with 50Hz and yes this gives an oval shape of the U-I graph. This is the normal hysteresis loop of a capacitor. Also you have to separate the capacitor from the rest of the circuitry otherwise thou will measure the whole environment. We also made the experience that measuring with tips is not a good idea . Better you glue two short wires to the terminations with silver filled epoxy (difficult with small capacitors, need of a stereo microscope and quiet hands). 

Best regards

Günter 


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Victor Hernandez
> Gesendet: Freitag, 19. August 2016 16:10
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> Betreff: [TN] Techtronic 576 Curve Tracer
> 
> Fellow TechNetters:
> 
>    Has anyone out there have experience in using the above stated tester to
> check a ceramic package capacitor.   All comments suggestion welcomed.  I
> believe the screen would display an odd oval shape.....
> 
> Victor,