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jeffwhite
Explorer
Mar 04, 2018

How to read a digital multimeter, to measure batteries

I have a "Sperry DM-210A" digital multimeter and I'm trying to measure the voltage of my RV batteries.I'm trying to measure the voltage on a 6volt battery (golf cart battery) and a 12V deep cycle batt...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Mar 04, 2018
Yup the wavey line (it is a SINE wave by the way) Is for AC

NOTE... On your six volts leave the pair in series. IGNORE the jumper except when cleaning or changing batteries.. Treat the pair EXACTLY as though they are a 12 volt battery. for that is what they become when the jumper is installed.

Also remember the voltage charges.. NO current in or out of the battery for like 30 minutes or an hour before measureing.

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