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How does work ohmmeter?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 1/10/2023

ANY METER needs some kind of current flow to operate. Internal in the meter there are batteries that provide current that when passed trough a resistor will develop voltage as a function of the current. the meter will read this current and display the resistor size to cause this current to flow.

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