As a followup to my previous post:

• http://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/comments/1tv41q/easysafe_way_to_kill_an_electrolytic_cap_so_i_can/

I decided to take a known good 22uF 50V electrolytic cap, KMA branded 105'C rated, and run it with reverse voltage from my bench supply. Current limited to 20mA and I upped the voltage slowly until the limit hit. I then shorted the cap to discharge it (mostly) and tested it with DC volts on my meter. It showed a voltage of around -500mV after 5 mins of shorting. I then tested it again with the ESR meter.

Results before reverse-polarity volting:

• 23.15uF on the LCR
• 1.14R on the ESR (in-spec)

Results after:

• no LCR test because it doesn't have protection against charged caps and I didn't want to possibly damage it. Will update later

• 2.6R on the ESR (out of spec!)

Youtube video:

• http://youtu.be/yyPbCntJlc8

Imgur album:

• http://imgur.com/a/prvvz

Hope this maybe proves interesting even if it is somewhat pointless.