We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Electrical diagnostic work is one of the most challenging parts of automotive repair. It can be incredibly daunting for beginners or DIY ...

One of the most basic tools for tinkering with electronics is a multimeter. Today, even a cheap meter has capabilities that would have been either very expensive or unobtainable back in the 1970s.

[Piffpaffpoltrie] had a problem. They found the InLine VA40R to be a perfectly usable multimeter, except for a couple of flaws. Most glaring among these were the tiny sockets for the test probes.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One tool you'll find stashed in all the best electrician's tool backpacks is a multimeter. Most modern multimeters are of the digital variety, ...

Today I got a multimeter (nothing fancy, precision is +/-0.5% for DC current to tweak my lines (Antec Truecontrol).<BR><BR>Findings:<BR>- motherboard measurments are generally unreliable, for instance ...