EEVblog #376 – Multimeter Fuse Diode Followup


How diode bridge protection across a shunt resistor in a multimeter works, and why the fuse blows before the diode does on a well designed multimeter like the Fluke.
A followup to the previous video on Multimeter input protection

Fluke 27 Service Manual

Bussman Fuse Datasheet
LittleFuse Datasheet
DF02 Diode Bridge Datasheet
1N4007 Datasheet

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