True-rms Digital Multimeters 
  Detailed Specifications 
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DC Voltage Specification 
Function  Range  Resolution 
Accuracy 
DC
[2]
 
AC over DC, DC over AC, AC + DC 
[2]
 
20 to 45 Hz 
45 Hz to 
1 kHz 
1 to 20 kHz 
20 to 35 kHz 
DC mV  50 mV 
[3]
  0.001 mV  0.05 % + 20 
[4]
 
2 % + 80  0.5 % + 80 
1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 
500 mV  0.01 mV  0.025 % + 2 
[5]
  1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 
DC V 
[1]
  5 V  0.0001 V  0.025 % + 2  1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 
50 V  0.001 V  0.025 % + 2  1.5 % + 40  5 % + 40 
500 V  0.01 V  0.03 % + 2  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d 
1000 V  0.1 V  0.03 % + 2  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d 
 
[1]
 
1000 V  0.1 V  1 % + 20  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d  Not Spec’d 
[1]  Add 20 counts in dual display ac over dc, dc over ac or ac+dc.289 only. 
[2]  10 A to 20 A, 30 seconds on, 10 minutes off. >10 A not specified. 
[3]  When using the relative mode (REL ) to compensate for offsets. 
[4]  400 mA continuous; 400 mA to 550 mA for 2 minutes on, 1 minute off. 
[5]  Add 10 counts/100 mV AC in dual display ac over dc, dc over ac or ac + dc. 
DC Current Specifications 
Function  Range  Resolution 
Accuracy 
DC
[1][3]
 
AC over DC, DC over AC, AC + DC 
[1]
 
20 to 45 Hz 
45 Hz to 
1 kHz 
1 to 20 kHz 
20 to 
100 kHz
[5]
 
DC μA 
[4]
  500 μA  0.01 μA 
0.075 % + 20  1 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  5 % + 40 
5000 μA  0.1 μA 
0.075 % + 2  1 % + 5  0.6 % + 5  0.6 % + 10  5 % + 40 
DC mA 
[4]
  50 mA  0.001 mA  0.05 % + 10 
[6]
  1 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  0.6 % + 20  5 % + 40 
400 mA  0.01 mA  0.15 % + 2  1 % + 5  0.6 % + 5  1.5 % + 10  5 % + 40 
DC A 
[2]
  5 A  0.0001 A  0.3 % + 10  1.5 % + 20  0.8 % + 20  3 % + 40
[5]
  Not Spec’d 
10 A  0.001 A  0.3 % + 2  1.5 % + 10  0.8 % + 10  3 % + 10
[5]
  Not Spec’d 
[1]  AC+DC ranges are specified from 2 % to 140 % of range. 
[2]  20 A for 30 seconds on, 10 minutes off. >10 A not specified. 
[3]  Add 20 counts in dual display ac over dc, dc over ac or ac+dc. 
[4]  400 mA continuous; 550 mA for 2 minutes on, 1 minute off. 
[5]  Verified by design and type tests. 
[6]  Temperature coefficient: 0.1 X (specified accuracy)/ °C (<18 °C or > 28 °C) 
Resistance Specifications 
Function  Range  Resolution  Accuracy 
Resistance 
50 Ω 
[1][3]
  0.001 Ω 
0.15 % + 20 
500 Ω 
[1]
  0.01 Ω 
0.05 % + 10 
5 kΩ 
[1]
  0.0001 kΩ 
0.05 % + 2 
50 kΩ 
[1]
  0.001 kΩ 
0.05 % + 2 
500 kΩ  0.01 kΩ 
0.05 % + 15 
5 MΩ  0.0001 MΩ 
0.15 % + 4 
30 MΩ  0.001 MΩ 
1.5 % + 4 
50 MΩ  0.01 MΩ 
1.5 % + 4 
50 MΩ up to 100 MΩ  0.1 MΩ 
3.0 % + 2 
100 MΩ up to 500 MΩ  0.1 MΩ 
8 % + 2 
Conductance  50 nS 
[2]
  0.01 nS  1 % + 10 
[1]  When using the relative mode (REL ) to compensate for offsets. 
[2]  Add 20 counts above 33 nS in 50 nS range. 
[3]  289 only.