How To Measure Amps With A Multimeter

Your multimeter will also have two or three ports for plugging in the probes pictured above.

How to measure amps with a multimeter. Every power source has an approximation of the highest amperes. Then touch the red positive probe on the multimeter to the positive terminal on the power source and the black negative probe on the multimeter to the negative terminal on the power source. How to measure dc and ac current using a multimeter duration. Each setting may also have different number values which are there to measure different strengths of voltages resistances and amps.

Locate the power source in the circuit. If you live in a flood prone area you probably know that a surprisingly few inches of. With the power flowing in the circuit adjust the dial on the multimeter to measure voltage ac or dc. How to measure ac amps circuit breakers and wall outlets duration.

While another red jack is responsible for measuring amps and the last one is responsible for measuring milliamps and microamps. Theres one black jack for. One red jack is responsible for measuring voltage and resistance. The amperage symbol on the digital multimeter is an uppercase a.

The one that says a or 10a is designed to measure current up to 10 amps while the one that says ma measures milli amps up to about 300 ma. The port marked with a measures amperage. Most digital multimeters are similar in appearance. How to measure amps with a digital multimeter be safe when testing amperage.

You may see 2 sockets with an a one labeled as a or 10a and one labeled ma. Clyde lettsome phd. The milliamps and microamps are abbreviated as ma and ua respectively. A multimeter configuration check the plate on your breaker or battery to know its highest amps.