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Practical Electronics/Test Equipments/Multimeters
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Types of Multimeter
There are two types namely analogue and digital multimeter.
+ Multimeter types thumb|Analogue Meter thumb|Digital Multimeter
Functions of multimeter
thumb|A standard model DMM
Depending on the multimeters build and model, it may have function as followed
Voltage Measurements (Denotes by V)- Measures voltage
Current Measurements (Denotes by A)- Measures current
Frequency Measurements (Denotes by Hz) - Measures frequency
Resistance Measurements (Denotes by Ω)- Measures resistance
Capacitance Measurements (Denotes by F)- Measures capacitance
Inductance Measurements (Denotes by L) - Measures inductance
Continuity Testing - Evaluating if the circuits is connected/closed