Keysight Technologies U1231A Guia Del Usuario página 78

2 Making Measurements
Figure 2-22
Figure 2-23
Reversing the leads will produce a negative reading, but will not damage the
NOTE
multimeter.
Placing the probes across (in parallel with) a powered circuit when a lead is
CAUTION
plugged into a current terminal can damage the circuit you are testing and
blow the multimeter's fuse. This happens because the resistance through
the multimeter's current terminals is very low, resulting in a short circuit.
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DC current display
AC current display
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