Where should the meter setting be on ohms meter

using a ohms meter. where should I put the range meter if i'm looking for o.oo4-o.oo8 readings. I don't know if it should be at 200k-20k 200 2000 what should I use.
techman
Asked Dec 31, 2010
An ohmmeter will read the resistance on any scale but at the higher scales you can't get enough deflection to see it accurately on the indicator.

Start at the high end of the range and step the range down until the meter moves to the center or right side of the scale. Then look at the range on the meter that corresponds to the range switch setting. Where the dial sets is the resistance.

Make sure there's no voltage on the contact points first and that you zero your meter first.

Rob
Answered Jan 01, 2011

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