Figure 2-22 Dc Current Display; Figure 2-23 Ac Current Display - Agilent Technologies U1231A User Manual

2 Making Measurements
Measuring AC or DC Current
N O T E
C A U T I O N
58

Figure 2-22 DC current display

Figure 2-23 AC current display

Reversing the leads will produce a negative reading, but will not damage
the multimeter.
Placing the probes across (in parallel with) a powered circuit when a
lead is plugged into a current terminal can damage the circuit you are
testing and blow the multimeter's fuse. This happens because the
resistance through the multimeter's current terminals is very low,
resulting in a short circuit.
U1231A/U1232A/U1233A User's Guide