Using a multimeter can be daunting to the uninitiated, but they're not magic. Here's a rundown of the basic functions of the device and what they're used for.

Testing a new headlight before you install it can save time, money, and frustration. Whether you’re checking a replacement ...

Fluke Corp. has introduced a new, easy-to-use utility multimeter designed to help utility workers, linemen and electricians to quickly diagnose electrical problems. Fluke Corp. has introduced a new, ...

The black & white continuity test attempts to use a minimal set of test conditions to detect all potential shorts between two or more pins on a package. In conventional pin-to-pin continuity test, the ...

Multimeter. The multimeter is probably the most basic and widely used field tester. Available in analog and digital varieties, multimeters measure voltage, current, and resistance in copper wires. By ...

Touch the red test lead to that connection and the meter should again read slightly more than 12 volts. You’ve just proved that voltage is flowing through that cable.

For testing the electrical output from a vehicle battery, the multimeter dial should be turned to the “20 volts” setting. But before the multimeter can be used, all surface charge from the battery ...

A. F. BUBNS, in an article on testing of the crossbar system of telephony (Bell Lab. Rec., 20, No. 9 ; May, 1942), points out that in dialling systems a talking connexion is established through a ...

Description: Team ABSTRACT is a senior design project working with EnerSys. This project's objective is to create an autonomous system that will replace a technician in testing continuity, voltage, ...