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6-5
ResistanceMeasurement
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DANGER
Never try to make measurement on a circuit that is not
deenergized.
Do not make measurement with the battery compartment cover
removed.
Keep your fingers and hands behind the barrier during
measurement.
a.SettheFunctionSelectorswitchtothe(
Ω
/
)position.
b.Slidetheterminalcovertotheleft.Plugtheredtestleadintothe
V/
Ω
terminalandtheblacktestleadintotheCOMterminal.
c.Check that the display reads "OL". Then, short the tip of the test
leadstogetherandcheckthatthedisplayreads"0".
d.Connectthetipofthetestleadstothecircuitundertestandtake
thereadingonthedisplay.
NOTE
◇
When the tip of the test leads is shorted together, the display
may reada verysmall resistance insteadof"0". Thisis the
resistanceofthetestleads,notafault.
◇
Ifoneofthetestleadshasabreak,thedisplayreads"OL".