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Measurement Tutorial
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4. Measurement Tutorial
Loading Errors (DC Voltage)
Measurement loading errors occur when the resistance of the DUT(Device-Under-Test) is
an appreciable percentage of the multimeter's input resistance, as shown below.
V
s
= ideal DUT voltage
R
s
= DUT source resistance
R
i
= multimeter input resistance
Error
is
s
100 R
( )
RR
%
For the mV range, input impedance 5 MΩ. For other range, input impedance10 MΩ.