How do you check amps with a mutimeter?

Answer 1

First be sure to have it on, And on the 12volt setting (if selectable) Be sure to get a good grounding point, I.E, door hinge, Seat bolt, Batt ground, Then just touch the other end (Red) to the point your testing volts. It should then give you your reading, Just be sure not to confuse the wires, Damage your testing unit or worse, Short cars wiring. Hope that helps!

Answer 2:
An ammeter needs to be connected in series with your circuit, (that is, all current must "check in" at the ammeter). Many ammeters are called multimeters because they are both ammeters (measuring current) and voltmeters (measuring voltage). many people make the mistake of setting the multimeter up such that it is reading voltage when they desire to read current.

When a voltmeter is hooked up in series with a circuit, the fuse within the voltmeter may break, sufficiently pissing off any lab instructor you may be working under.

Answer 2

Many multimeters have an ampere scale. The basic idea is that the current has to go through the meter in series with a load. ( meters have a fuse for the forgetful). If there is no ampere scale, put a small value precision resistor (like a 0.01 ohm 5-20W)in series with the load and measure the voltage drop across the resistor. Let's say the voltage across the resistor is 1 Volt, then 1V/0.01=100 Amps.

Answer 3

well you use ohm's law you divide your volts into ytour ohms.