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Re a din g M e t e r Resu lt s
The LED light s on t he m et er indicat es how
m uch resist ance a sur face has and if it is
“Conductive”, “Dissipative” or “Insulating”
by flashing colored LED light s. The t est er
value is indicat ed on t he LED display in
Ohm s or Ohm s per square inch.
D ECAD E SCALE
10
3
= 1 kilohm
10
4
= 10 kilohm s
10
5
= 100 kilohm s
3 x 10
5
= 300 kilohm s
10
6
= 1 m eg ohm
3 x 10
6
= 3 m eg ohm
10
7
= 10 m eg ohm s
3 x 10
7
= 30 m eg ohm s
10
8
= 100 m eg ohm s
3 x 10
8
= 300 m eg ohm s
10
9
= 1000 m eg ohm s
3 x 10
9
= 3000 m eg ohm s
10
10
= 10,000 m eg ohm s
10
11
= 100,000 m eg ohm s
10
12
= 1,000,000 m eg ohm s
TEST VOLTAGE
The t est volt age ranges are 10v and 100v . According t o
ESDA st andards S4.1, S7.1, and S11.11, 10 volt s should be
applied for conduct ive surfaces less t han 10
6
and 100v for
COLOR
I N D I CATI N G FUN CTI ON
oh m
Green
Conductive
10
3
-10
5
Yellow
Dissipative: ideal test measurement
3 x 10
5
- 10
9
Orange
Dissipative but nearing insulative level
3 x 10
9
–
10
10
Red
Near insulative to insulative
10
11
- 10
12
The Decade Scale is
short hand for elect rical
m easur em ent s, dis-
played in pow ers of 10.
Half decades pr ovide
great er accuracy by giv-
ing a closer indicat ion t o
t he m easur em ent value.
A decade w ill bright en
t o t he according t est
result . Colors signify t he
test value’s function.