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5.9
Capacitance measurements
WARNING
: Safely discharge capacitors before taking capacitance measurements.
1. Set the rotary function switch to the Ω
position.
2. Insert the black test lead into the COM input jack and the red
test lead into the Ω input jack.
3. Press the MODE button until the “nF” symbol appears on the
LCD.
4. Touch the test lead probes to the capacitor under test.
5. Read the capacitance value on the LCD. It may take up to a
minute to get a stable reading on large capacitors.
5.10
Temperature measurements
WARNING
: Do not touch the temperature probe to live circuits.
1. Set the rotary function switch to the °F °C position.
2. Press the MODE button to select readings in °C or °F.
3. Connect the Temperature Probe to the banana plug adaptor.
Note the – and + markings on the adaptor. Connect the adaptor
to the meter, making sure the – side goes into the COM input
jack and the + side goes into the °F °C input jack.
4. Touch the tip of the temperature probe to the object being
measured. Keep the probe touching the object until the reading
stabilizes (about 30 s).
5. Read the temperature on the LCD.
