I would imagine that reversing the leads would rectify that. (No pun intended.)
A: [practically all commercial digital meter have a 11 mega ohm input impedance but there are special meters that can be used to measure leakage current and they have impedance high enough to measure nano amps. Even an oscilloscope will have these kinds of impedance such that the reading is not influenced by external loading
A multimeter measures current in amperes and potential difference in volts. Wattmeters are used to measure watts and the reading is a combination of current being drawn and the voltage applied. watt = volts x amps
A good quality analogue instrument is probably as accurate as a digital instrument, but the digital instrument is more robust, has no movement so is not affected by gravity, and is easier to read.
A digital multimeter is a instrument which is used to measure voltage, current, resistance also it can measures frequency and periodic waveforms. It manly used as test equipement, for example if you had created a circuit you can use it to see if there a fault so then it can be corrected. Digital meters tend to be more accurate, as they have a very high input impedance, so have less affect on the circuit being measured. Having a digital output gets round the parallax problem reading a needle. Having no moving parts, makes them more rugged and less likely to get out of calibration. The only downside of a digital meter is its harder to see a fluctuating measurement. Watching a needle is better in this case, than watch numbers change.
You can always switch to milliamps for a more precise reading if necessary. Some multimeters have two As, 1 for alternating current (used for residential power and represented by the wave sign) and 1 for direct current (used in batteries and wires and represented by a horizontal line with a dotted line under it).
A Multimeter is an electronic instrument, every electronic technician and engineer’s widely used piece of test equipment. A multimeter is mainly used to measure the three basic electrical characteristics of voltage, current, and resistance. There are two types of multimeters: Analog Multimeter: The Analog Multimeter or VOM (Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter) is constructed using a moving coil meter and a pointer to indicate the reading on the scale. Digital Multimeter: We mostly used a multimeter is a digital multimeter (DMM). The DMM performs all functions from AC to DC other than analog. It has two probes positive and negative indicated with black and red color as shown in the figure. there are some best multimeters for HVAC.
A: [practically all commercial digital meter have a 11 mega ohm input impedance but there are special meters that can be used to measure leakage current and they have impedance high enough to measure nano amps. Even an oscilloscope will have these kinds of impedance such that the reading is not influenced by external loading
A multimeter measures current in amperes and potential difference in volts. Wattmeters are used to measure watts and the reading is a combination of current being drawn and the voltage applied. watt = volts x amps
You will need a digital multimeter that can measure DC voltage for an accurate reading. Open the hood and connect the positive and negative multimeter leads to the positive and negative battery posts. Turn on the multimeter and make note of the battery voltage you have before starting the engine. The battery needs to be fully charged to get an accurate alternator reading. A fully charged battery should read 12.68 volts. Assuming the battery is healthy and fully charged, start the engine and let it idle. Make note of the multimeter reading. A healthy alternator should read 14.2 Volts. Now with engine still running, turn on the headlights and turn on the heater blower on high. Multimeter reading should stay above 13.8 volts. If you are below these numbers you may have a tired alternator.
Set the Multilemeter to the correct scale for the Electronic application that you are working with. Make certain that the leads are in the correct recievers in the multimeter. The leads are color coded red and black for positive and negative. Take a reading and see how it compares to a normal reading. If you are working on sensors on a modern (computerized) car you can not use an analog multileter as the sensors can be damaged. Always use a digital multimeter that is 10 megohm impedance protected.
A good quality analogue instrument is probably as accurate as a digital instrument, but the digital instrument is more robust, has no movement so is not affected by gravity, and is easier to read.
A: For a digital meter to test a diode it must have a scale for resistance for it to work, If not a 1.25 v cell with series limiting resistor will work. If you measure across the diode the reading should be .7 volts reverse the cell polarity then the diode voltage should be 1.25 v .7v is forward voltage 1.25 is reverse voltage.
I test it with a digital multimeter. Set it to measure the voltage you're expecting, verify that the circuit is powered (put the red probe to the positive side of the circuit, and find a different ground), then move the black probe to the intended ground. You should be reading the voltage you're expecting if the ground is good.
When reading the needle on an analog meter, you can get a slightly different reading depending on the position of your eye relative to the needle and the scale behind the needle. This is parallax. The digital meter reads the exact value measured (to the accuracy of the meter), and then displays it in the form of "numbers" or "digits" so your eye is not interpreting the value from a scale.
Digital Multimeter is not a conventional electromechanical type of meter with Needle and the dial. Digital multimeter uses digital electronics for measurement of Voltage, current etc and displays in text form or numeric form. Being electronic meter, many more parameters like average, maximum, minimum etc reading are possieble, in addition to instanteneous readings.
If the thermostat is open, the ohm reading will be O/L.
OL refers to over limit.