Section 1. Electrical Test Equipment; Appliance Test Meter - Maytag 111990" Automatic Dryers Service Manual

SECTION 1. ELECTRICAL TEST EQUIPMENT
The equipment required to service
Maytag products depends largely upon
the condition encountered. Locating a
malfunction will often require the use of
electrical testing equipment such as:
• Appliance Test Meter
• Clamp-on Ammeter
• Motor Test Cord
APPLIANCE TEST METER
Probably the easiest means of testing
electrical components is ~'continuity
testing" with an Appliance Test Meter.
Continuity is a complete or continuous
path from one point in an electrical
circuit to another point.
The obvious advantages of being able
to check electrical components and cir-
cuits without power applied is one of
the features of the ohmmeter. Multiple
ranges allow accurate determination of
resistances of both single components
and entire circuit paths. Resistance is
measured in "ohms".
An Appliance Test Meter is a multi-
purpose tester combining an AC-DC
voltage tester with a multi-range
ohmmeter.
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APPLIANCE TEST METER
SET METER FOR USE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Calibrate meter by touching test
probes together and turning
adjusting dial until meter reads "0"
on the ohm scale. Recheck cali-
bration whenever adjusting dial for
ohms settings is changed. (Replace
battery if adjustment will not bring
meter reading to "0".)
2. Select the scale most easily read
and place test probes on respective
terminals. When checking a switch,
the reading would normally be
either open or closed. A reading of
70 on the R x 10 scale would for
example be 700 ohms resistance.
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