Product Manual

FLIRCM174USERMANUALDocumentIdentifier:CM174‐en‐US_AB
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5.5ResistanceMeasurements
Warning:Donotperformresistancetestsbeforeremovingthepowerfromresistorsandother
devicesundertestduringameasurement.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
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1. Setthefunctionswitchtothe position.
2.
UsetheMODEbuttontoselecttheresistancemode(continuitysymbol
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shouldbeOFF).
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3.
InserttheblackprobeleadintothenegativeCOMterminalandtheredprobeleadinto
thepositiveΩterminal.
4.
Touchthetipsoftheprobeacrossthecircuitorcomponentundertest.
5.
Readtheresistancevalueonthedisplay.
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Figure5.5ResistanceandContinuityMeasurements
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5.6ContinuityTest
Warning:Donotperformcontinuitytestsbeforeremovingthepowertothecomponent,
circuit,orotherdeviceundertestduringameasurement.Injurytopersonscanoccur.
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1.
Setthefunctionswitchtothe position.
2.
InserttheblackprobeleadintothenegativeCOMterminalandtheredprobeleadinto
thepositiveΩterminal.RefertoFig.5‐5forconnectionexample.
3.
UsetheMODEbuttontoselectcontinuitymeasurement.The indicatorwillbe
displayed.
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4.
Touchthetipsoftheprobeacrossthecircuitorcomponentundertest.
5.
Iftheresistanceislowerthan30Ω,themeterwillbeep.