Multimeter is a measuring instrument used to measure voltage
electricity, an electric current, and prisoner resistance.
It is
understanding multimeter in general, while in its development multimeter can
still used to some function as measures temperature, inductance, frequency, and
so on.There is also one who calls multimeter as avo meters, maybe it means a (
ampères ), v ( volt ), and o ( ohm ).
- Analog Multimeter is more widely used for
everyday purposes, such as servicing the builders TV or computer using mostly
analog type. Advantage is easy reading with a more simple look. While the
drawback is low, so its accuracy for measurements requiring high-precision
digital multimeter should use.
- Digital Multimeter features high accuracy, and
usability is more when compared to analog multimeter. I.e. have an
extra-additional units more thoroughly, and also a lot more measurement option,
not limited to ampere, volt, ohm and only. Digital Multimeter is commonly used
in research or work-work measure requiring high accuracy, but now it's a lot as
well as workshops and service center computer that uses a digital multimeter.
The drawback is difficult to monitor the unstable voltage. So when you perform
a voltage measurement bobbing, preferably using an analog multimeter.
How To
Measure DC Current (VDC) Use A Multimeter
How to measure DC Currents using a Multimeter is as follows:
- Set the Selector in the position of DCA.
- Select a scale measuring limit based on an
estimate of the flow to be in check, for example: the flow in check around 100
Ma then position the scale at the boundary measure 250mA or 500 Ma.
- Note correctly limits the maximum current which
is able to be measured by a multimeter because if it exceeds the limits of the
fuse (fuse) on the multimeter will disconnect and the multimeter while it could
not be used and fuse (fuse) should be replaced first.
- The installation of the probe multimeter is not
equal to the voltage measurements DC and AC current measurement, because it
means we cut off one of the connections the power supply to the load that will
be checked arusnya, and then make the multimeter as conduit.
- Connect multimeter probes on the output voltage
red () and power supply (-) probe on the input voltage () from the load/circuit
to be checked using arusnya.
- Read the results of measurement on the
multimeter.
How To Measure AC
Voltage (VAC).
Using a Multimeter as it has in the DC voltage measurement,
expect the voltage to be measured, place the term on a higher scale. In General
only a multimeter can measure the frequency of the sine voltage between 30
Hz-30 KHz. measurement results is the effective voltage (Veff).
Here's how you do a measurement of AC voltage using
multimeter:
- Set the Selector in the position of ACV.
- Select a scale measuring limits based on
estimates of the voltage to be in check, if the voltage in check about 12Volt
then position the scale at the boundary measure 50V.
- To measure the unknown voltage magnitude then
set limits measure at the highest position so that a multimeter is not damaged.
- Connect or attach probe multimeter voltage to
the point to be checked. The installation probe multimeter could be reversed.
- Read the results of measurement on the
multimeter.