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Copy of Spark Fun Multimeter video (6/7/2024)
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Question 1
1.
What is a DMM?
Question 2
2.
What type of voltage is shown with the straight line with the V?
Direct Current (DC)
Alternating Current (AC)
Question 3
3.
What type of voltage is shown with the wavy line with the V?
Direct Current (DC)
Alternating Current (AC)
Question 4
4.
What does COM stand for?
Common Ground
Coaxial Ohm Measurement
Question 5
5.
What are the pointed tips on the meter test leads called?
Question 6
6.
What happens if you switch the test leads on the voltage setting?
A negative sign will display.
It will blow a meter fuse.
Question 7
7.
What kind of meter does not require adjustment for the range?
Auto ranging meter
Manual ranging meter
Question 8
8.
What did he recommend only touching one probe at a time when measuring AC voltage?
Question 9
9.
What do you need to do to a circuit before you measure resistance?
De-power the circuit
Add power to the circuit
Question 10
10.
For a moment, the DMM displayed OL; what does that stand for?
Question 11
11.
How should the DMM be hooked up to the circuit to measure amperage?
In-Series
In- Parallel
Question 12
12.
What happens if you connect a DMM improperly to the circuit when measuring amperage?
It will blow the DMM fuse.
It will not have an effect.
Question 13
13.
What is really important to do with the test leads after measuring amperage?
Put the positive lead back in the volt/ohm jack.
Put the positive lead in the COM jack.
Question 14
14.
What is another word for continuity?
Connection
Concentrated
Question 15
15.
What is an area of the vehicle that I mentioned where we would use the temperature probe from the DMM to take a temperature reading?