Extech Instruments 381676A User Manual

381676A-en-GB_V1.1 08/15
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ACandDCCURRENTMEASUREMENTS
WARNING:Riskofelectricshock.Topreventdamagetothemeterorpersonalinjury,never
measurecurrentwhereopencircuitvoltagesexceed250V.
NOTE:‘OL’indicatesanover‐rangeconditioninmanualmode.Ahigherrangeshouldthenbe
selected.
1. UsetheprobecoverifmakingmeasurementsoncategoryIIIoraboveinstallations
2. SetthefunctiondialtothemAposition.
3. UsetheMode(M)buttontoselectACor
DC
.
4. Inserttheblacktestleadbananapluginto
thenegativejackatthebottomofthe
meter.
5. Connectthetestleadsinserieswiththe
circuitundertest.
6. Touchtheblacktestprobetiptothenegativesideofthecircuit.
7. Touchthepositivetestprobe
tiptothepositivesideofthecircuit.
8. Readthecurrentreadingonthedisplay.Themeterautomaticallyselectstheoptimum
rangeortheusermaymanuallyselectarangebypressingtheRange(R)button.Press
andholdtheRange(R)button toreturntotheAUTORange
mode.

DIODETEST
NOTES:Thedisplayshowstheapproximateforwardvoltagedrop.Iftheconnectionsarereversed
ortheleadsarenotconnected,thedisplaywillshow‘OL’.
1. UsetheprobecoverifmakingmeasurementsoncategoryIIIoraboveinstallations
2. Setthefunctionswitchtotheposition.
3. Use
theMode(M)buttontoselectthe diode
function 
4. Inserttheblacktestleadbananaplugintothenegative
(common)jackatthebottomofthemeter.
5. Touchthetestprobestothediodeundertest.
6. Agooddiodewillindicateapprox.0.3V(germanium
diodes)to0.7V(silicondiodes)forthe
forwardtestand
“OL”forthereversetest.
7. Ashorteddiodewillindicate thesamevalueofvoltageinboththereverseandforward
testdirections.Anopendiodewillindicate“OL”inbothtest
directions.
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Extech Instruments 381676A Specifications

General

Brand	Extech Instruments
Model	381676A
Category	Multimeter
Language	English