More about Multimeters (64)

| For most of us, the term ‘JTAG’ primarily means an interface for in-system programming. Few people realise that it also refers to a test met...

| Everyone who has anything to do with electronics has at least a multimeter at home and on the work table. But what about a clamp meter? Thes...

| Low cost multimeters do not include a milliohm measurement range and specialist equipment is expensive. The simple circuit described here al...

| A multimeter is the standard measurement tool for every electronics hobbyist. You can use them to measure voltages, currents and resistances...

| Most digital multimeters have a sensitivity of 200 mV and in input impedance of 10 MOhm. With this information you can calculate that at ful...

| an old analogue multimeter is that you find yourself actually thinking before taking a measurement. Questions you ask yourself should includ...

| In the previous instalment we measured capacitances and resistances. You may have wondered if this was all worth the effort, when accurate a...

| Modern, good-quality multimeters have a hold function that enables a measurand to be read even after the test prods have been removed. The p...

| High-frequency signals cannot be measured with standard voltmeters or multimeters. Such voltages, which are commonplace in receivers,...

| Since a couple of years, multimeters with an RS232 interface are available at prices which are affordable to the hobbyist. Thanks to t...