BROKEN MULTIMETER

[TCHAIK]

HELLO  when i switch my multimeter on it  flashes the negative sign   and the number 1.on the ohms  is it broken  thanks

[Sam_Sharp]

This forum is for helping with LabVIEW programming questions.

If you have a problem with a multimeter - you should contact the device manufacturer or look in the instruction manual for the device. It could be  that -1 indicates infinite resistance - have you tried touching the probes together - you should get a very small number (0).

[TCHAIK]

ok thanks for your reply  let me be a little more specific...i have switched it to dcv voltage  reading showing  ooo and the minus sign  flashing  without no probes connected to mulltimeter   ,when i connect the probes to multimeter  still the same   when i switch to 200 ohms still with out no probes connected it comes up on readin 1 . with dot after it  when i move to 2000 the dot dissappears just leaving the number 1 only on reading  no dot  i have touched probe together  nothing at all..this happens  when probes are connected   or not

[jcarmody]

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@TCHAIK wrote:

[...] is it broken  thanks

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It sure sounds broken to me.  You're welcome.

[altenbach]

Have you checked the batteries?

[crossrulz]

And who makes said DMM?  Maybe you should be asking them.

[SnowMule]

How much experience do you have using a multimeter? 

I can make mine "reading showing  ooo and the minus sign  flashing  without no probes connected", but it is most certainly not broken.

I'd recommend going over some multimeter basics - lots of resources and videos online on basic usage of them.

https://www.google.com/search?q=multimeter+basics