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3-3 Method of Measurement
(A) DC/AC Voltage Measurement
1. Connect the red test lead to "V CAP" input jack
and the black one to the "COM" jack.
2. Turn the meter on by pressing the power switch.
3. Set the range selector knob to the desired volt
position. If the magnitude of the voltage is not
known, set the range selector knob to the
highest range and reduce until a satisfactory
reading is obtained.
4. Connect the test leads to the device or circuit
being measured.
5. Turn on the power to the device or circuit being
measured. The voltage value will appear on the
digital display along with the voltage polarity.
6. Turn off the power to the device or circuit being
tested and discharge all of the capacitors prior to
disconnecting the test leads.
(B) DC/AC Current Measurement
1. Connect the red test lead to the "A" input jack for
current measurement up to 200mA, and the
black one to "COM".
2. Turn the meter on by pressing the power switch.
3. Set the range selector knob to the desired "Amp"
current position.
If the magnitude of current is not known, set the
range selector knob to the highest range and
reduce until a satisfactory reading is obtained.
4. Open the circuit to be measured, and connect
the test leads in series with the load in which
current is to be measured.
5. Read the current value on the digital display.
6. Turn off all power to the circuit being tested and
discharge
all
of
disconnecting the test lead.
7. To measure in the 10A range, use the "10A" jack
as the input jack. Be sure to measure within 10
seconds to avoid high-current hazard.
the
capacitor
prior
(C) Resistance Measurement
1. Connect red test lead to the "V CAP" input jack
and the black one to "COM".
2. Turn the meter on by pressing the power switch.
3. Set the range selector knob to desired "Ohm"
position.
4. If the resistance being measured is connected to
a circuit, turn off the power to the circuit being
tested and discharge all capacitors.
5. Connect the test leads to the circuit being
measured. When measuring high resistance, be
sure not to contact adjacent point even if
insulated, because some insulators have a
relatively low insulation resistance, causing the
measured resistance to be lower than the actual
resistance.
6. Read resistance value on digital display.
(D) Diode Test
1. Connect the red test lead to "V CAP" input jack
and the black one to the "COM" jack.
2. Turn the meter on by pressing the power switch.
3. Set the range selector knob to the "
position.
4. If the semiconductor junction being measured is
connected to the circuit, turn off the power to the
circuit being tested and discharge all of the
capacitors.
5. Connect the test leads to the device and read
forward value on the digital display.
6. If the digital reads overrange (1), reverse the
lead connections.
The placement of the test leads when the
to
forward reading is displayed indicates the
orientation of the diode.
The red lead is positive and the black lead is
negative.
If overrange (1) is displayed with both lead
connections, the junction is open.
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