Extech Instruments EX355 User Manual

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ContinuityMeasurements
1. InserttheblacktestleadintothenegativeCOMterminalandtheredtestleadintothe
positiveterminal.
2. Setthefunctionswitchtothe position. 
3. UsetheMbuttontoselecttheContinuitymode.LookfortheContinuityicon onthe
display.
4. Touchthetestprobetipsacrossthewireorcircuitundertest.
5. Thecontinuitythresholdisbetween10Ωand100Ω.Formeasurementsbelow10Ωthe
buzzerwillalwayssound.Formeasurementsabove400Ω(600ΩforEX355)theOLwill
alwaysdisplay.
CapacitanceMeasurements
WARNING:Toavoidelectricshock,removepowertothecircuitundertestanddischargethe
capacitorundertestbeforemeasuring.Donottestoncircuitsordeviceswhere60VDCor
30VACispresent.
1. Setthefunctionswitchtothe capacitanceposition.
2. InserttheblacktestleadbananaplugintothenegativeCOMjack
andtheredtestleadbananaplugintothepositive
jack.
3. PresstheMbuttontoselecttheunitofmeasuresymbolF.
4. Touchthetestprobetipsacrossthepartundertest.
5. Readthecapacitancevalueinthedisplay.
6. Thedisplaywillindicatetheproperdecimalpointandvalue.
Note:Forlargevaluesofcapacitance
severalsecondsmayberequiredbeforethereading
stabilizes.
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Fig4‐7CAPACITANCEMEASUREMENTS
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Extech Instruments EX355 Specifications

General

Brand	Extech Instruments
Model	EX355
Category	Multimeter
Language	English