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Using A Multimeter to check Ohms (resistance) Resistor Example

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Using a Multimeter to test Ohms (resistance) using a a resistor as an example. Thanks for watching and please subscribe!

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  • How do you measure resistance in a domestic appliance?

  • @uptilwhen Same way, red probe to the positive, black to the negative.

  • @Johnnysshop what about measuring a current through a lamp, say? Does it matter if the leads are attached to the 'neutral' (black/blue) or the 'live' (red/brown) side of the circuit?

  • @uptilwhen Either is fine since there isn't a ground. Basically you could just test the outlet with the lamp scenario. The voltage would be exactly the same as there are no transformers or anything in a lamp to regulate the voltage.

  • thx for the lesson

  • @kent9286 Thanks for watching!

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  • i checked my car speaker the same way as vid and i get a differet read every time also seems to not stop increasing read if i leave it on what could cause this to happen thanks

  • @Johnnysshop I have 240V supply 60W lamp and 0.25A through it. But when I try to measure the resistance through the lamp I get a reading which is incompatible with the (I)^2 R = Power or the (V)^2 / R = Power.

    I have tried to read the inductance and find the reactance from 2 x Pi x frequency x inductance....then use the Z = SQRT ( resistance ^2 + reactance ^2)

    But that doesn't give a good answer either. I'm not 100% sure I'm reading the inductance correctly. I'm a novice.

  • @Johnnysshop mine has the option but I like the beep I don't need to look at the mm

  • @freezzertime Same way, they all have some markings on them.

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