How to use this multimeter?

[epicelite]

I got this when my Rat Shack one died, $4 at Harbor Freight what a deal!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/D ... mber=92020

The "instructions" it came with are mostly liability crap so they can't be sued.

How do I use it?

 

[eurddrue]

Umm, is this some kind of joke? You turn the dial to the setting you want to use an use the leads to test?

 

[jleemero]

You turn the dial to the setting you want to use an use the leads to test.

That's about it...


Oh, and don't expect great accuracy from this thing.
There's a reason cheap multimeters are cheap.
I can just about guarantee this thing has a very low resolution, and low accuracy as well.
I'd guess you could probably pull ± 2% accuracy with this thing.

 

[epicelite]

Well what do all the settings do.

How am I supposed to know WTF "omega" means and junk.

 

[grossaffe]

by omega, I assume you mean this one:

which is the symbol for Ohms (the unit for resistance)

 

[epicelite]

Well that explains a lot.

Any more useful tid-bits for me?

 

[eurddrue]

the setting that has the speaker tests continuity, the temperature setting measures temperature, the ADC tests amps in direct current, the VDC tests volts in direct current, and VAC tests volts in alternating current.

 

[epicelite]

the setting that has the speaker tests continuity,

I already knew that one at least, lol never thought of it as a speaker.