[morzh]

Yep. 10W is probably enough.

Also, if the meter measures Farads, then it should also have that "Delta" button where you nullify the capacitance it shows when the leads are just hanging. (Fluke does).
This way you will now the true capacityance.

While I am surprised this thing is a 1nF, but that at least explaines its existance: the padders do not go into that range.


One more piece of counsel:

1. Fluke's stiff cables.
Fluke is the Cadillac of meters. It is THE Meter. If you could not stand the probes of it, you should've gone to Amazon and buy CCC leads (I did when I needed extras) for very little money, that conbnect to Fluke and many other meters. Instead of getting rid of the meter as a whole.

2. Using old equipment.
We all have this "Oh, I want to use old outdated equipment, because it feels right". OK, imagine a dental doctor using a hand brace on your teeth instead of modern hi-speed ultrasonic one.
The tools, the more modern they are, the better they are. You are FIXING old stuff, yes, but you are not obligated to use old stuff to fix it.
Also, before using any tool of old, at least make sure it is working. You should not trust a measurement without some sort of caliration done, even if simple home-brewed one.
I swapped my old small tube RF generator for digital HP one, and I could not be happier.
Tools are to be known working tools, and not just something that kinda works. This is my approach, and it works well.