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Originally Posted by bhegges
Quick update, once I pulled the part out completely and remeasured it tested at 3.3pf. I guess at that low value it is a sensitive part to measure correctly.
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Correct.
Also, if you get an indication that a small capacitor has increased value so drastically (and it's not shorted), you should be very suspicious of the reading because there is no reasonable mechanism for capacitance to increase like that.
Failure modes should only be short or open.