1 EEVblog #91 - $50 Multimeter Shootout - Extech EX330, Amprobe AM220, Elenco, Vichy VC99, GS Pro-50
Dave Jones compares budget multimeters around fifty dollars and settles on the Extech EX330, a common pointer for a first meter.
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19 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 Electronic Basics #1: The Multimeter
Recommended as a first stop for anyone unsure how to use a multimeter safely, and as part of a wider electronics basics series.
3 THE BEST Multimeter tutorial (HD)
A well liked introduction to using a digital multimeter, usually offered to newcomers before they buy or first use one.
4 Setting the Current Limit on Pololu Stepper Motor Driver Carriers
Pololu's own guide to dialling in the A4988 stepper driver current limit with a multimeter and the onboard trimpot.
5 EEVblog #99 - $100 Multimeter Shootout - Extech Amprobe BK Precision Ideal UEi Uni-T PART 1of2
A multimeter comparison in the hundred dollar bracket, recommended to buyers who want to know which features matter before choosing a meter.
6 Inside Fluke - The Measure of Innovation 2015 - Pt 1
A Fluke sales video testing several multimeters, almost always linked at one timestamp as a caution against buying too cheap a meter.
7 How to Use a Multimeter: Measuring Current
Linked to explain measuring current with a multimeter, covering why the meter sits in series and why the red probe moves socket; one viewer rated it only adequate.
8 EEVblog #94 - Near Death Multimeter Experience
A cautionary tale about a multimeter failing on mains voltage, shared to stress why meter input protection and ratings matter.
9 Measuring Current with a Digital Multimeter
Posted repeatedly to show beginners how a multimeter must sit in series, not across the load, when reading current.
10 #194: What is ammeter burden voltage, and why you should care.
Regularly linked to explain why a meter on its current range reads low in low voltage circuits, because of its own internal resistance.
11 How To Test Amperage / Amp Draw and properly measure and fuse a circuit
Pointed to as a basic demonstration of measuring current with a multimeter, placing the meter in series so you can read a load's actual draw.
12 #132: How to test MOSFETs with a DMM - a few methods...
A practical way to check a MOSFET out of circuit with a multimeter, routinely suggested to beginners trying to work out whether a transistor has failed.
13 EEVblog #373 - Multimeter Input Protection Tutorial
Dave Jones explains the layers of input protection inside a multimeter, including HRC fuses and shielding; often cited when someone asks whether a mistake has damaged their meter.
Hidden gem14 How to test transistors with ANY multimeter!
Shown as a quick way to check whether a bipolar transistor still works using an ordinary multimeter's resistance range.
15 How To Determine If Voltage Is Real Or a Ghost Voltage Using your Fluke Digital Multimeter
Explains ghost voltages and how a meter's low impedance setting tells real mains voltage from induced readings, shared in safety discussions.
16 How to Use multimeter DIODE MODE to find ANY motherboard fault.
Jessa Jones shows diode mode measurements on an unpowered board compared against a known good one to locate faults; often cited in board repair questions.
17 EEVblog #26 - Multimeter Tutorial - Counts, Accuracy, Resolution & Calibration
Cited when people explain how multimeter resolution is specified, covering the difference between digit ratings and display counts.
18 How to Determine DC Motor Current/Amp Draw (for beginners)
Measures a DC motor's no-load and stall current with a multimeter to estimate its draw; used by beginners sizing a motor driver.
19 Stock Multimeter Explosion
Shows a multimeter exploding; linked as a warning about misusing unfused inputs on circuits that can deliver high fault current.
