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> How to read amps on a multimeter, Trying to find a parasitic drain
ThinAir
post Oct 20 2020, 11:49 PM
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Electrical systems & I are not friends, so I have little experience with this. I don't know how to interpret these readings or how the range changes what I'm seeing. Searching has turned up lots of stuff that seems to assume that you know this. TIA for the advice.

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Both of these readings were taken with the circuit in the same state. (I thought I had one when set to the 400A range).
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Mark Henry
post Oct 21 2020, 08:27 AM
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Volts A- set at 20, this will read in 12V range.
omega set at 2K this works to find continuity (ohms).
For cars I don't use amps much at all.

Red V set at 200 to read 120V for your house.
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