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Hi Dan,
You must put the meter and resistor in series across the 15 volts in order
to measure current.
the current when using the 215K resistor would be about 60 micro amps or
0.000060 amps and with the 380 ohm resistor the current would be about 40
milliamps or 0.040 amps.
If you need further explanation on how to do this, please ask.
73's
Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Gistenson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:24 PM
Subject: Measuring AC current with the NexxTech Talking DMM
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone with the NexxTech Talking DMM let me know how to use the DMM =
> to measure AC current? I must be doing something wrong because I've =
> tried three different resistors, 215k, 2.1k, and 380 ohm, across a 15 =
> VAC applied voltage. In all three cases, the meter measures 0.27 mA.
>
> I put the DMM in series with the resistor and chose the "mA current" =
> function and the "AC" setting. The DMM's instructions say that the range =
> will be automatically selected and says that the lowest range is from =
> 39.99 to 0.01 mA.
>
> I'm baffled.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
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