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Best practices for not damaging DMM?

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coromonadalix:
For current measurements

I use an 0.1ohms 50watt shunt,   enough for the most current home equipment or a clamp meter AC-DC 6 amp / 60 amp ranges, who has an good zeroing function

You dont over heat the meter, you dont blow some expesives fuses  Ie: 10$  in my meters   busted a few 400 ma fuses recently over some 500ma peak surrent  loll, lessons learned



loll i have 8 meters  loll

bastl_r:

--- Quote from: bastl_r on January 08, 2023, 01:10:59 pm ---Many years ago I destroyed a HP3457a.... :bullshit: The input hybrid, all the protection transistors and the 8052 on the measurement side....

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I forgot to mention: The HP was set to voltage measurement and the test leads were plugged in correctly. Only the transformer was connected incorrectly so that there was a massive overvoltage which first destroyed the protective circuits of the multimeter and then the hybrid circuit.

BillyO:

--- Quote from: Fungus on January 08, 2023, 06:53:36 pm ---
--- Quote from: BillyO on January 08, 2023, 04:21:45 pm ---If I have to measure both voltage/ohms and current in a given situation, I use two meters.  I know this is not going to be an option for everyone ...

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Huh? Everybody here has at least 20 multimeters...

(or is getting there)

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I've only got 17 .. I suck :-[

NickKUK:

--- Quote from: bastl_r on January 08, 2023, 01:10:59 pm ---If you want to measure the voltage on a larger transformer, turn it on first and then contact the test probes.
Many years ago I destroyed a HP3457a.... :bullshit: The input hybrid, all the protection transistors and the 8052 on the measurement side....
I had incorrectly connected a large toroidal transformer on the primary side, and after the fuse tripped, made three more power-up attempts....

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And don't leave the probes on when powering off..

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