For all of you who have a multimeter thrown in a drawer or toolbox but don’t know how to use it, these instructions will help in your search for missing voltage.

A multimeter is a tool that measures electrical properties like resistance, voltage, and current. It is used to test electrical components such as diodes and capacitors.

You can use them to test for voltage drop at various circuits, blown fuses, current draws, heating elements, and to verify bad cable connections. The most common task is checking pedestal voltage.

When your car doesn’t start, often the battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best practice is ...

Although this multimeter is tailored for the automotive market, it performs well on standard electrical measurements such as AC and DC voltage, DC amps, continuity, and resistance, among others.

Measuring voltage: DC voltage: set the multimeter to the DC voltage (DCV) setting. connection: connect the black probe to the COM port and the red probe to the VΩ port, place the probes across ...

This essential tool lets you measure the electric current and voltage of a circuit. Here's what you need to know to use it correctly.

Using a Multimeter Pop the hood, locate the battery, and move any terminal caps out of the way. Clean the terminals, if necessary. Turn on your multimeter and turn it to DC voltage, then 20 volts.

In this article, I’ll show you how to use a multimeter to troubleshoot some basic electronic components, such as resistors.