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THE
MULTIMETER
HANDBOOK
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THE MULTIMETER HANDBOOK USES

• A multimeter can be
a hand-held device
useful for basic fault
finding and field
service work, or a
bench instrument
which can measure
to a very high
degree of accuracy.
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ANALOG MULTIMETERS

Use a microammeter
with a moving pointer to
display readings.

Analog multimeters are

still preferable in some
cases, for example
when monitoring a
rapidly varying value.
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DIGITAL MULTIMETER

(DMM, DVOM) have a

numeric display, and may
also show a graphical bar
representing the
measured value. Digital
multimeters are now far
more common due to their
cost and precision.
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC SYMBOLS
ELECTRIC ALTERNATE
NAME FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
AL SYMBOL
SYMBOL
S
A connection to earth. Used for zero potential reference and
GROUND
electrical shcok protección.
Equipotentiality is a symbol to identify parts that have the same
EQUIPOTEN
voltaje. Since equipotential surfaces al have the same voltaje,
TIALITY
you won’t get shocked if you touch two such sufaces

CHASSIS Connected to the chassis of the circuit.

Supplies electrical energy. A battery is more tan one cell. It
BATTERY generate constant voltaje and represents a battery in an
equipment package.
A resistor restricts the Flow of Current, for example to limit the
RESISTOR Current passing through an LED. A resistor is used with a
capacitor in a timing circuit.
ATTENUATOR A box with input and control logic on one side, and output on the
other.
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ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS AND VERIFYING

• Electrical measurement
are the methods,
devices and calculations
used to measure
electrical quantities.
• Measurement of electrical
quantities may be done
to measure electrical
parameters of a system.