How To Use Your Multimeter

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How to use your multimeter. Videos you watch may be added to the tv s watch. A voltmeter ohmeter and ammeter and in some cases continuity. Set your multimeter to continuity test or where it shows the diode sign. It should be in contact with 15 16 and 17 pins. Switch the pc on.

A multimeter gives you useful insights on how your circuits are working. A multimeter is a measurement tool absolutely necessary in electronics. Make sure that your multimeter is set to the right setting for the unit that you are measuring otherwise you will not get the correct results or any results. Normal resistors have color codes on them. Helpful 2 not helpful 0.

This setting is usually denoted with the battery symbol. This video will show you how to use a multimeter to measure voltage current resistance and continuity. If the multimeter stops working you should conduct some tests like checking the fuse. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. If the readings drop to zero everything is fine.

A multimeter allows you to understand what is going on in your circuits. How to use a multimeter video. Inspect your multimeter before using it. Use a proving unit or known voltage source before using a multimeter on a live circuit. Put the black lead of a multimeter to one end of your fuse and the red lead to the other end of the fuse.

You can replace these at places like radio shack etc. If it s zero the fuse is fine. Again you probably won t even use half of the settings shown so don t get overwhelmed if you only know what a few of them do. How to check the test probes. If you don t know what they mean that s ok.