One of the most basic tools for tinkering with electronics is a multimeter. Today, even a cheap meter has capabilities that would have been either very expensive or unobtainable back in the 1970s.

Let's start with DC voltage, one of the simplest and most-used multimeter measurements. The DC voltage measurement is used to determine the difference in electrical potential between two points in a ...

[Piffpaffpoltrie] had a problem. They found the InLine VA40R to be a perfectly usable multimeter, except for a couple of flaws. Most glaring among these were the tiny sockets for the test probes.

The CT3116 fused-probe digital multimeter (DMM) kit, designed to expand the safety of any DMM, is a must for anyone who uses a DMM to test or troubleshoot electronic or industrial equipment. It comes ...

Digital multimeters (DMM), once called voltmeters, have been described as the tape measure for engineers in the new millennium. With electronics and electrical circuits included in almost every ...

The simple temperature-measurement probe in Figure 1 can serve as an indispensable tool for troubleshooting and debugging electronic circuits. To measure temperature at several points, you can equip ...

In recent years, the electrical industry has seen positive trends toward proper electrical safe work practices and utilization of personal protective equipment (PPE). However, one very routine task ...