Measuring dc or ac current – OWON B35(T) User Manual

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4.Making Measurements

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(2)

Connect the red connection of the K-type thermocouple to the

terminal

and the black connection to the

terminal.

(3)

Probe the test points and read the display. Press

to change the temperature

units between or .

Measuring DC or AC Current

Warning: Never attempt an in-circuit current measurement where the

open-circuit potential to earth is greater than 250 V. Doing so will

cause damage to the multimeter and possible electric shock or

personal injury.

Caution: To avoid possible damage to the multimeter or to the equipment under

test, check the multimeter’s fuse before measuring current. Use the

proper terminals, function, and range for your measurement. Never place

the test leads in parallel with any circuit or component when the leads are

plugged into the current terminals.

Current ranges are 600.0 µA, 6000 µA, 60.00 mA, 600.0 mA, 6.000 A, and 20.00 A.

(1)

Turn off the power of the measured circuit. Discharge all high- voltage capacitors.

(2)

Connect the black test lead to the

terminal. For currents below 600 mA,

connect the red test lead to the

terminal; for currents within 600 mA –

20 A, connect the red test lead to the

terminal.

(3)

Rotate the rotary switch to the appropriate position according to the measurement

range,

,

,

or

.

(4)

Disconnect the circuit path to be tested. Connect the black test lead to one side of
the circuit (with a lower voltage); connect the red test lead to the other side (with a
higher voltage). Reversing the leads will produce a negative reading, but will not
damage the multimeter.

(5)

Select DC or AC measurement mode. Default is DC measurement mode,

will

be displayed. Press

to switch into AC measurement mode,

will be

displayed.

(6)

Turn on the power of the measured circuit, and read the display. Press

to

enable and cycle through the manual ranges. If "

OL

" is displayed, it indicates the

input exceeds the selected range and the rotary switch should be set to the position
with higher range.

(7)

Turn off the power of the measured circuit and discharge all high-voltage capacitors.
Remove the test leads and restore the circuit to the original condition.

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