Resistance Measurements - Fluke 28IIEX User Manual

28 II Ex
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Resistance Measurements

WCaution
To prevent damage to the Product or to the
equipment under test, disconnect the power
and discharge all high-voltage capacitors
before you measure resistance.
The Product sends a small current through the circuit to
measure resistance. Because this current flows through
all possible paths between the probes, the resistance
measurement shows the total resistance of all paths
between the probes.
The resistance ranges of the Product are 600.0 ,
6.000 k , 60.00 k , 600.0 k , 6.000 M , and 50.00 M .
Connect the Product to the circuit as shown in Figure 5 to
measure resistance.
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Some guidelines for resistance measurements are:
The measured value of a resistor in a circuit can be
different than the resistor's rated value.
The test leads can add 0.1
resistance measurements. To test the leads, touch
the probe tips together and read the resistance of the
leads. If necessary, you can use the relative (REL)
mode to automatically subtract this value.
The resistance function can output a voltage
sufficient to forward-bias silicon diode or transistor
junctions, which can cause them to conduct. If this
occurs, push C to apply a lower current in the
next higher range. If the value is higher, use the
higher value. Refer to the Input Characteristics table
in the specifications section for typical short-circuit
currents.
to 0.2 of error to