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2
Making Measurements
Continuity Test
Continuity Test
Set up your tester to perform continuity tests as shown in
beeper will sound and the red will light LED up as a continuity indication.
Table 2-5 Continuity test position
Legend
Rotary
switch
position
To avoid possible damage to your tester or to the equipment under test, disconnect the
C A U T I O N
circuit power and discharge all high-voltage capacitors before testing for continuity.
• Continuity is the presence of circuit continuities. The beeper sounds as the resistance
N O T E
• The continuity function detects intermittent shorts and opens. A brief short causes the
• You can enable or disable the audible alert via the Setup. See
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Default function
Primary display
Resistance
falls down to the threshold, and the red LED indicator will be lit (if enabled in the Setup).
The audible and visual alert allows you to perform quick continuity tests without having
to watch the display.
tester to emit a short beep.
alert"
on page 74 for more information on the audible alert option.
Function when
Secondary
Primary display
display
-
Continuity
U1452A/U1452AT/U1451A User's Guide
Figure 2-
9. The
is pressed
Secondary
display
-
"Changing the continuity
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