"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When tackling DIY projects that involve any kind of electrical wiring, components, or circuitry, you need ...

If you were to ask a random Hackaday reader what their most fundamental piece of electronic test equipment was, it’s likely that they would respond with “multimeter”. If you asked them to produce it, ...

February 24, 2015 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Multimeters are absolutely necessary for any type of electrical work. From installing a ceiling fan to ...

A multimeter and its test leads allow electrical workers to reach into an energized panel, touch live circuit components with the end of the test leads, and capture electrical readings like voltage, ...

While using a digital multimeter to diagnose electrical problems on customers’ equipment, I frequently hear the comment, “I’ve got one of those multimeter things, but I never learned how to use it.” ...

Maintenance professionals are constantly being deluged with new models, new manufacturers, and new functionality in handheld digital multimeters. Safety features are perhaps the most critical factors ...

Our hacker [John Duffy] wrote in to let us know about a video he put together to explain the design of his open-source multimeter, the HydraMeter. If you’re interested in how the circuitry for a ...

Santa Clara, Calif.—Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the U1253A handheld digital multimeter (DMM), touting it as the first DMM to use an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. For on-the ...

Two new autoranging 4,000-count digital multimeters (DMM) have 3¾-digit displays and measure ac/dc voltages from 100 µV to 1,000 V; ac/ dc current from 400 µA to 10 A; and resistance from 0.1 Ω to 40 ...

I was just reading a Tool or Toy? column by my old chum Steve Leibson. In this column, Steve discusses in detail a cheap-and-cheerful Tilswall Digital Multimeter he ran across on Amazon for only $6.99 ...

Each model has a GS-Mark EN61010-1 Approval, Over-Voltage Category II 600 Vdc/Vac; Pollution Degree. Models: HHM26 and HHM28 have RS-232 Interface. Logic Probe Tester Models are HHM15, HHM20, HHM23.

I'm building a cmoy amp for the fun of it, and I'm having some problems. Unfortunately, my dad's trusty old RS multimeter is broken, and I'd like to get a new one. I'm by no means rich, so I'd like to ...