Touch the red test lead to that connection and the meter should again read slightly more than 12 volts. You’ve just proved that voltage is flowing through that cable.

When you need a multimeter for testing electrical equipment around the home, it's vital to know what all those symbols around ...

The first is to test your battery when the vehicle is at rest. Here, the multimeter should measure at least 12.2 volts. The second test is to measure battery voltage upon starting the ignition at ...

Open the hood and find a place to set your multimeter. Open the coolant reservoir or radiator cap to access the coolant. Pro Tip: If you don’t see any coolant in the reservoir, or at the top of ...

Switch the multimeter to measure resistance at its lowest setting, and test across the fuse. A reading of OL, or significantly higher than 20 ohms, suggests the fuse is blown. Use a Multimeter To ...

For remote control, the new multimeters offer a variety of interfaces, including USB, IEEE-488 (GPIB) for SCPI-based commands and LAN (Ethernet). This enables seamless integration of the R&S UDS ...