How to I use a voltmeter to measure a battery? Pics
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How to I use a voltmeter to measure a battery? Pics
Ok heres the deal. I just got a battery for my snowmobile but I dont no what settings to put my voltmeter on to test it. These pictures attached are the two Im trying to use. If just can just tell me or even circle it on which setting im sopposed to have it on to test my battery. Battery is 12v
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O.K. We are gonna use the one on the left in that picture. Now take the red and black leads, plug the red into the upper most hole and the black into the bottom hole.
Now turn the dial two clicks counterclockwise from the off position. That should be 200 under the V with the straight lines above it. (That is DC voltage.) You can use the "20" setting right by it, but I always start high and work my way down.
Then grab a 9 volt and test it to make sure that your multimeter is working right. If so touch the red to the positive and the black to the neg. Read the voltage and your done.
Now turn the dial two clicks counterclockwise from the off position. That should be 200 under the V with the straight lines above it. (That is DC voltage.) You can use the "20" setting right by it, but I always start high and work my way down.
Then grab a 9 volt and test it to make sure that your multimeter is working right. If so touch the red to the positive and the black to the neg. Read the voltage and your done.
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O.K. We are gonna use the one on the left in that picture. Now take the red and black leads, plug the red into the upper most hole and the black into the bottom hole.
Now turn the dial two clicks counterclockwise from the off position. That should be 200 under the V with the straight lines above it. (That is DC voltage.) You can use the "20" setting right by it, but I always start high and work my way down.
Then grab a 9 volt and test it to make sure that your multimeter is working right. If so touch the red to the positive and the black to the neg. Read the voltage and your done.
O.K. We are gonna use the one on the left in that picture. Now take the red and black leads, plug the red into the upper most hole and the black into the bottom hole.
Now turn the dial two clicks counterclockwise from the off position. That should be 200 under the V with the straight lines above it. (That is DC voltage.) You can use the "20" setting right by it, but I always start high and work my way down.
Then grab a 9 volt and test it to make sure that your multimeter is working right. If so touch the red to the positive and the black to the neg. Read the voltage and your done.
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^1+ to amg6975. The top hole is for measuring current and the meter must be in series for that. The middle is for measuring voltage/resistance and must be in parallel. Therefore the red goes in middle and black goes in bottom and you put the leads across the battery preferrably while its in the circuit to get rid of loading effects. And I'll confirm that 20V should be just fine on the straight and broken line not ~ line.
Yay electronic engineering has paid off a lil.
Yay electronic engineering has paid off a lil.
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Damn, your right. I wrote that so fast I screwed up. Good catch. And the reason I said to put it in on 200 is because I that way no matter what your not gonna get a spike that high.
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I FEEL LIKE A TOTAL DUMB ***!!! If anyone would like to shoot me like a lame race horse, now would be the time. LOL
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I FEEL LIKE A TOTAL DUMB ***!!! If anyone would like to shoot me like a lame race horse, now would be the time. LOL
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RE: How to I use a voltmeter to measure a battery? Pics
Hey, Thanks guys! Ya the wires on the meter were getting a little hot. IC why now. But the battery is in and works great. But this is good to know in the future.
Thanks, and at least you were trying to help windcalmer.
Thanks again everyone.
Thanks, and at least you were trying to help windcalmer.
Thanks again everyone.