THE UTTER BASICS -- Using A Multimeter
http://www.gearheaddiva.com/4293/demystifying-the-multimeter-a-beginners-guide/
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And if all you ever get is the $10-or-less (and often Free at Harbor Fright) version
you have a gadget that'll answer about 99% of the meter-able issues you'll have in a RV or at home!
My tip is this:
Make a mark on the end of the pointer that's supposed to do the "Pointing." On that little HF meter, it's marked with a little dimple on that one end. Take a Sharpie and make that dot black. Then you won't blow the meter up 'cause the dumb end pointed to Voltage but the dimple end pointed to Ohms. My cousin was testing a clothes drier and that maneuver let the Smoke right out of it. They run on Smoke. So does a CB radio... Let it out, gadget no workie.
I often call them DVOM's. Digital Volt Ohm Meter. Easier to type than Multimeter. I think I'll call them
"mul TIM eter" - Like a pilot's "al TIM eter" since it lets you know how you're doing.
you have a gadget that'll answer about 99% of the meter-able issues you'll have in a RV or at home!
My tip is this:
Make a mark on the end of the pointer that's supposed to do the "Pointing." On that little HF meter, it's marked with a little dimple on that one end. Take a Sharpie and make that dot black. Then you won't blow the meter up 'cause the dumb end pointed to Voltage but the dimple end pointed to Ohms. My cousin was testing a clothes drier and that maneuver let the Smoke right out of it. They run on Smoke. So does a CB radio... Let it out, gadget no workie.
I often call them DVOM's. Digital Volt Ohm Meter. Easier to type than Multimeter. I think I'll call them
"mul TIM eter" - Like a pilot's "al TIM eter" since it lets you know how you're doing.
