ELECTRICAL

INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE NC II
CHECKING OF
ATTENDANCE
OPENING
PRAYER
MEASURING TOOLS AND
MULTIMETER PARTS
 MULTIMETER
 In electronics circuits, you often have to
measure voltage, current, and resistance
accurately. These measurements are made
with instruments called meters.
 There are many types of meters, but the
one’s most commonly used are:
 the ammeter, used to measure current;
 the voltmeter, used to measure voltage; and
 the ohmmeter, used to measure resistance.
 Each of these meters will measure only the
one electrical unit for which it was designed.
FRONTAL PANEL AND THE NAME OF EACH
PART

1. Indicator zero corrector

2. Indicator pointer
3. Indicator scale
4. Continuity indicating LED
(CONTINUITY)
5. Range selector switch
knob
6. 0Ω adjusting knob / 0-
centering meter (NULL
meter) adjusting knob
7. Measuring terminal +
8. Measuring terminal – COM
9. Series capacitor terminal
(OUTPUT)
10.Panel
11.Rear case
 FRONTAL PANEL AND THE NAME OF EACH PART
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1. Indicator zero corrector

2. Indicator pointer
3. Indicator scale
4. Range selector switch knob
5. 0 Ω adjusting knob
6. Test Probe
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1. Resistance (Ω) scale
2. DCV, A scale and ACV scale
3. 0 – centering (NULL) ± DCV
scale
4. ACV 2.5 V (exclusive scale)
5. Transistor DC amplification
factor (hFE) scale
6. 1.5 V battery test (BATT
1.5V) exclusive scale
7. Ω range terminal to
terminal current (LI) scale
8. Ω range terminal to
terminal voltage (LV) scale
9. Decibel (dB) scale
10. Continuity Indicating LED
11. Mirror: To obtain most
accurate reading, the mirror
is devised to operator eyes
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1. Resistance (Ω) scale
2. DCV, A scale and ACV scale
3. ACV 10V (exclusive scale)
4. Transistor DC amplification
factor (hFE) scale
5. Ω range terminal to
terminal current (LI) scale
6. Ω range terminal to
terminal voltage (LV) scale
7. Mirror: To obtain most
accurate reading, the
mirror is devised to
operator eyes

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Precautions for Safety
Measurements
To ensure that the meter is used safety, follow all
safety and operating instructions.
Never use meter on the electric circuit that
exceed 3K VA.
Pay special attention when measuring the voltage
of AC30 Vrms (42.4V peak) or DC60V or more to
avoid injury.
Never use meter for measuring the line
connected with equipment (i.e. motor) that
generates induced or surge voltage since it may
exceed the maximum allowable voltage.
Never use meter if the meter or test leads are
damaged or broken.
Be sure to use a fuse of the specified rating or
type. Never use a substitute of the fuse or never
make a short circuit of the fuse.
Always keep your finger behind the finger guard
on the probe when making measurements.
Precautions for Safety
Measurements
 Be sure to disconnect the test pins from the
circuit when changing the function or range.
 Before starting measurement, make sure
that the function and range are properly set
in accordance with the measurement.
 Never use the meter with wet hands or in
damp environment.
 Do not allow magnetized objects to come
near your meter.
 Do not allow your multimeter to sit unused
with the range switch on one of the
resistance ranges.
 Never open tester case except when
replacing batteries or fuses. Do not attempt
any alteration of original specifications.
MULTIMETER AS AN
OHMMETER
CAUTION:
NEVER USE THE OHMMETER IN A CIRCUIT
WHERE VOLTAGE IS PRESENT.
 Always disconnect the voltage
source before measuring resistance
in a circuit. If you don’t, you may
damage the meter.
 Ohmmeter can measure any
resistance from zero to infinity (a
very large resistance at the left end
of the ohmmeter, or resistance
scale).
 OHMMETER READING
 Place the range selector to a
prescribed range position. Marked X1
means the number of ohms you read
on the scale should be multiplied by 1.
 Whenever the function switch is in the
X10 position, multiply the scale
reading by 10 (add one zero).
 When the function switch on the
meter is in the X1K position, you must
multiply the scale reading by 1000
(add three zeros). The abbreviation K
stands for 1000.
 The polarities of the tester
terminals during measurement of
resistance.
 The resistance
measuring circuit of the
tester is composed as
in the figure. The
polarity of the internal
battery is connected to
+ terminal of the tester,
so when measurements
is done in resistance
ranges – COM terminal
becomes positive and
+ terminal becomes
negative. It will be
useful to measure
semiconductors such as
diodes and transistors
or to test the leakage of
electrolytic capacitors.
 ZEROING THE METER
 To set the pointer at zero resistance scale, keep the probe
tips shorted and adjust the zero ohms control back and
forth.
 Adjust the control until the pointer is exactly over the zero
mark on the scale.
 Since it reads zero with no resistance between the test
probes (this is also called calibrating the ohmmeter),
 any resistance placed between the probes will caused the
pointer to deflect less, and thereby indicate the correct
value of resistance.
 MEASURING CONTINUITY
Continuity is a complete path exists for current
flow, just as when you both touch the tips of
the meter probes together.
 RESISTANCE SCALE AND
RANGES
The marks (or division) on the scale are not equally spaced
from one another. Compare the length occupied by 10 units
at A, 10 units at B, and to 100 units at C. At D, 3000 units
occupy a very small portion of the scale. The resistance
meter scale then is not linear. As the number of units
becomes larger, the separation between units is smaller.
 RESISTANCE SCALE AND
RANGES
Each mark on the scale is called a scale division.
The number of units between divisions varies from
one end of the scale to the other. At the right end
of the scale, each division represents one unit.
Near the far left end, a division represents 500
units.
RESISTANCE SCALE AND RANGES
Point A represents 12 ohms, because it is
2 divisions up the scale from the 10
division, and in that segment of the scale
each division represents 1 unit.
 RESISTANCE SCALE AND RANGES
Point B represents 32 ohms, because it is 1
division up from the mark, in a scale segment
where each division represents 2 units.
 MEASURING DCV
NOTE: When determining a measuring
range, select such one for higher voltage
that the value to be measured as well as
where the pointer of a meter moves to a
considerable extent. However, select the
maximum range and measure in case the
extent of value to be measured can not be
predicted.

 Set the range selector knob to an

appropriate DCV range.
 Apply the black test pin to the minus
potential of measured circuit and the red
test pin to the plus potential.
 Read the move of the pointer by V and A
 MEASURING ACV
 Turn the range selector knob to an
appropriate ACV range.
 Apply the test leads to measured
circuit.
 Read the move of the pointer by V and
A scale.
(Use AC 10 V scale for 10V range only)
 Since this instrument employs the
mean value system for its AC
voltage measurement circuit. AC
waveform other than sine wave
may cause error.
 There occurs under such
frequencies other than specified in
the specification.
 MEASURING DCA
WARNING: Connect the meter in series
with the load.
Turn the range selector knob to an
appropriate DCA range.
Take out measured circuit and apply the
black test pin to the minus potential of
measured circuit and the red test pin to
the plus potential.
Read the move of the pointer by V and A
scale.
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