2006-10-13 08:51:01 · 5 answers · asked by terribil 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Which settings are high resistance and low resistance? 200, 2000, 20k, 200k, 2000k. What is the infinite reading? 1?
2006-10-13 08:57:13 · update #1
Read the directions that came with it. Most are different in various ways and you're going to have to follow that specific manufacturers instructions.
2006-10-13 08:52:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple to use ok u have a red lead and a black lead black goes to ground red goes to what u want the mulimeter to do the meter can test ohms amps and volts the three components to electricity. ohms is goin to be the little omega symbol looks like a arch with to little tabs on the left and right volts is a V either with a straight line above it meaning direct current or battery current or the V will have and S above it horizontally meaning its alternating current only use on house outlets. and amps is an A amps only to be tested in seriers meaning u have to break the circuit set the meter to either 20 or 200 ohms either will work. touch the leads together to see what lead resistance is so u can subtract that from the reading u get next touch one lead to one prong or side of the component electrically and the other to the other side if u have more than two prongs test them systematically so that all pairs are tested hope this helps u need to know what the spec is for the sensor u are testing is first, good luck
2006-10-13 22:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by marc s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not have the instructions from the manufacture you can always contact them. If it is a good quality multimeter most will have a technical question section on a web site or a phone number for support. There should be a selection on the meter for resistance (In most cases it's the Ohm Selection seeing as how resistance is measured in Ohms) then you have to plug your test leads in to the correct port. (Thats where the owners manual comes in) from there you test the component.
2006-10-13 09:01:37 · answer #3 · answered by gearnofear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infinite resistance will be 0 or will not move the needle on an analogue unit. you have listed the resistance values from least to most , the most important thing is the device being tested CANNOT be connected to power and if there are capacitors they must be discharged. start with the highest r value and keep going down until you are in range good luck
2006-10-13 10:42:37 · answer #4 · answered by sterling m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the electrical component you are testing.
2006-10-13 08:53:56 · answer #5 · answered by Daryl C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋