I just bought this multimeter: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2034
It stopped working. I replaced fuse the and battery but no dice. It's always showing out of range.
Any ideas? Is it possible to exchange it?
Killed new multimeter?
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- sj_remington
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
What were you doing with the multimeter when it "stopped working"?
- inforoo
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
Testing circuit continuity on a protoboard I had soldered.
- Franklin97355
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
What are you connecting the leads in and what setting of the dials?
- inforoo
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
This setting (will post pics of the board on a moment):
- inforoo
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
Pics of the board below. Notably it was not powered nor was the bolt IOT board connected when the meter began to fail.
- Franklin97355
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
Do you know what caused the burn?
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- inforoo
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
Yes, my poor soldering skills. That was a couple days before I went to check all those solders with the multimeter though.franklin97355 wrote:Do you know what caused the burn?
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Re: Killed new multimeter?
The continuity setting is actually for a rough check of the "breakover voltage" for diodes.
It's better to use the "ohms" setting if you are checking that your soldering/wiring is correct.
Lots of people like getting the "beep", but it can give you a false sense of security if you're really concerned with a low resistance connection.
It's better to use the "ohms" setting if you are checking that your soldering/wiring is correct.
Lots of people like getting the "beep", but it can give you a false sense of security if you're really concerned with a low resistance connection.
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