LESSON 34 – MULTITESTER ANALOG DIGITAL

 cheaper  easier
MULTITESTER  resistance readability
 one of the technician’s test  more
favourite tools accurate
 single test equipment that  autoranging
capabilities
performs a multitude of
 auto zeroing
measurements for
 instrument that can measure resistance
voltage, current and reading
resistance  auto lock of
 useful for basic fault finding a displayed
and field service work value
TYPES OF METERS
METERS MEASURE SYMBOL
D
QUANTITY
VOLTMETE Voltage PARTS OF MULTITESTER
R POINTER
AMMETER Current  needle-shape rod that moves
OHMMETER Resistance over the scale of a meter
RANGE SELECTOR KNOB
WATTMETE power  select the different function and
R
range of the meter
ADJUSTMENT SCREW
TYPES OF MULTITESTER
 adjust the pointer to the zero
ANALOG DIGITAL
volt-ohm- position of the scale
digital multimeter SCALE
milliammeter
(DMM)
(VOM)  series of marking used for
has a moving coil reading the value of quantity
assembly which is uses Liquid Crystal
characterized by a Display TEST PROBES
needle pointer
 used to connect the circuit to the
displays results by uses a numeric
moving a pointer display to indicate electrical components being
across a printed the value of the tested
scale measured quantity ZERO-OHM ADJUSTMENT KNOB
 -used to zero-in the pointer
before measuring resistance
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
 screen used to display measured
value
MEASURING USING MULTITESTER
CURRENT
-circuit must be open
-series circuit
CAUTION:
Always TURN OFF the power before
you connect an ammeter to a circuit.
-POLARITY
*red- positive
*black-negative
Negative: negative::positive: positive
*When the ammeter is
connected, the pointer of the
meter moves from LEFT TO
RIGHT.
* If the needle moves in the
OPPOSITE DIRECTION,
REVERSE the leads.
CAUTION:
- If connected in parallel, the FUSE
in the ammeter will blow and may
seriously damage the meter or
the circuit
- Never connect an ammeter
directly to a VOLTAGE SOURCE.
Prevents the needle of the
meter from being driven into
its stop:
- Set the meter to its HIGHEST
SCALE (its highest ammeter
range prior to applying power).
- After the power is applied, the
ammeter can be set to the
APPROPRIATE SCALE
VOLTAGE
- exists between two points
- It does not flow through a circuit
as current does.
- Connected in PARALLEL with the
circuit.
*CAUTION:
If an analog voltmeter is
connected in series with a circuit,
a LARGE CURRENT can flow
through the meter and might
damage it.
POLARITY
Negative: negative::positive: positive
If the connections are reversed, the
pointer deflects toward the left side of
the meter, registering no measurement.
If this occurs, REVERSE the meter
leads.
- A good practice is to REMOVE
power from the circuit, connect
the voltmeter, and then reapply
power.
 - Initially, set the voltmeter for its
HIGHEST SCALE.
- After the voltage is applied to the
circuit, set the meter down to the
PROPER SCALE.
RESISTANCE
- An OHMMETER measures the
resistance of a circuit or
component by applying a known
voltage.
- The voltage is supplied by
batteries
- When a constant voltage is
applied to the meter circuit
through the component under
test, the pointer is deflected
based on the current flow.
- The meter deflection varies with
the resistance being measured.
- To measure the resistance of a
circuit or component, the
ohmmeter is connected in
PARALLEL with the circuit or
component.
- When measuring a component in
a circuit, disconnect one end of
the component from the circuit.
(eliminate parallel path)
- The device must be removed
from the circuit to obtain accurate
reading. Then, the ohmmeter
leads are connected across the
device.
* Parallel paths
Which result in an
incorrect resistance
reading.
CAUTION:
Prior to connecting an ohmmeter to a
circuit, make sure the power is turned
off.
CONTINUITY TEST
- The testing for an open, short, or
closed circuit
- a check to determine whether a
current path is continuous
- To determine whether a circuit is
open or closed, the lowest scale
on the ohmmeter should be used.
- First ensure that there are no
components in the circuit that
may be damaged by the current
flow from the ohmmeter.
- Then place the leads of the
ohmmeter across the points in
the circuit to be measured.
- If a reading occurs, the path is
closed or shorted.
- If no reading occurs, the path is
open,
- This test is useful to determine
why a circuit does not work.
 NOTE:

When using any meter, it is

important to keep fingers from
touching the probes to avoid
putting body resistance in parallel
with the component under test,
thereby introducing errors

READING METER SCALES

• Full scale value

-The maximum value of a
meter scale

• The number of divisions on the

meter scale depends on the
range the meter is designed to
measure.

• Voltmeter and ammeter scales

are read in the same manner.
• Ammeters and voltmeters are
read from left to right and have a
linear scale.
• Ohmmeters are read from right to
left and have nonlinear scale

METER SELECTOR RANGE

DC AC DC
OHMMETE
VOLMETER VOLTMETER AMMETER

×1 0.5 10 50µA
×10 2.5 50 2.5mA
×1K 10 250 25mA
×10K 50 1000 250mA
250
1000