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6. Fo r s afety' s sake, disconnect leads. as soon as you've
completed meas.urements.
7. Always turn off th e unit's power before connecting
test leads. This is especially truc when working on
circuits with lOO or more volts.
8. Get into the habi t of keeping on e hand in your pocket
when troub le -shooting any equipment containing high
voltage circuitry. Using only on e hand decreases the
chance of electric shock.
9. You should remember that even a small shock can be
dangerous, fo r your body's reaction to a miner shock
can cause you to bump or fall against a higher·voltage
contact.
10. Discharge filtcr capacitors before connecting te$t leads:
such capacitors - cao retain hazardous. charges in units
with high voltage circuits.
T 1. When making voltage and eurre nt measurements a/ways
start with the highest range avallable.
12. Never attempt to mea.sure a voltage when the _ function
is set to res.istancc or cur rcnt. Ut may burn out the
meter movement or ether cirtuitry.) Never attempt to
measure current with the meter set for resistance.
13. Never attempt to measure AC voltages or current with
the meter set to a OC mode. iMeter circuitry Can be
damaged.)
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t4. Do not attempt to measure RF voltages with the meter.
Ot can be damaged or, at best, the readings will be
meilningless.)
t5. Do not expose your meter to moistorc; avo id hfgh
humidity and excessive dust and dirt.
16. Avoid vibration or mechanical shock; the Meter might
be damaged or its accvracy affected .
17. A void osing meters in locations with high magnetic
fields. (lnaccurate mea .. urements can result.)
18. Remember that voltage and resistance measurements
are made with the Meter connected in parallel. Current
measurements are made with th e meter connected in
suies.
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