1. Adjust the pointer to zero.
2. According to the measurement object, select the correct gear and range.
3. Pay attention to the polarity of the test leads and try not to reverse them.
4. Before measuring the resistance, short-circuit the two test leads and adjust to 0.
Digital multimeters are popular with radio enthusiasts because of their advantages of accurate measurement, convenient value acquisition, and complete functions. The most common digital square meters generally have resistance measurement, on-off sound detection, and diode forward voltage measurement. AC and DC voltage and current measurement, triode magnification and performance measurement, etc. Some digital multimeters have added functions such as capacitance measurement, frequency measurement, temperature measurement, data memory and voice reporting, which bring great convenience to the actual detection work. However, due to improper use of digital square meters, it is easy to cause damage to the components in the meter during actual detection, resulting in failure. According to the actual situation of digital multimeter damage, I summarize the precautions for digital multimeter in use, for the reference of beginners, in order to prevent the damage of digital multimeter as much as possible.
In most cases, the damage of the digital multimeter is caused by the wrong measurement gear. For example, when measuring AC mains, the measurement gear is selected to be placed on the electric block. In this case, once the pen contacts the mains, the internal components of the multimeter will be damaged in an instant. damage. Therefore, be sure to check whether the measurement gear is correct before using the multimeter to measure. After use, set the measurement selection to AC 750V or DC 1000V, so that no matter what parameter is wrongly measured in the next measurement, it will not cause damage to the digital multimeter.
Some digital multimeters are damaged because the measured voltage and current exceed the range. If the mains is measured at the AC 20V gear, it is easy to cause damage to the AC amplifier circuit of the digital multimeter, so that the multimeter loses the AC measurement function. When measuring DC voltage, the measured voltage exceeds the measurement range, which is also likely to cause circuit failure in the meter. When measuring the current, if the actual current value exceeds the range, it will generally only cause the fuse in the multimeter to blow, and no other damage will be caused. Therefore, when measuring voltage parameters, if you do not know the approximate range of the measured voltage, you should first set the measurement gear to the highest gear, and then change the gear to measure the value to obtain a more accurate value. If the voltage value to be measured is far beyond the maximum range that the multimeter can measure, a high-resistance measurement lead should be provided. Such as detecting the second anode high voltage and focusing high voltage of black and white color TV.
The DC voltage upper limit range of most digital multimeters is 1000V, so when measuring DC voltage, the maximum voltage value is below 1000V, which generally will not damage the multimeter. If it exceeds 1000V, it is very likely to cause damage to the multimeter. However, the upper limit of the measurable voltage may be different for different digital multimeters. If the measured voltage exceeds the range, the method of reducing the resistance of the resistor can be used to measure it. In addition, when measuring the DC high voltage of 40O~1000V, the test leads must be in good contact with the measurement place, and there should be no jitter. Otherwise, in addition to causing damage to the multimeter and making the measurement inaccurate, the multimeter can be used in serious cases. show.
