I am a newbe, so please excuse me if this question has been asked b4.
Having decided to give electrics ago I bought a new multimeter.
I am having trouble reading current (I know how to!): The simplest circuit of a 9V battery & 1k5 resistor, my 25year old analog Laser meter gives ~6mA. But my new meter works a few times then reads zero. I tried a Maplins N56FU, this is exclusive to Maplins I think it has a great spec, but they don't sell replacements fuses 4 it & the 500mA fuse was blown (returned!). I also tried Maplins Uni-T UT58C DMM (3) and had the same problem with current.
Is this normal, or are you thinking I must be doing something crazy, I'm not!
If it is normal please can anyone recommend a meter that I can get spare fuses 4, at a reasonable cost (UK say £15 to £35). I want to build some simple circuits to learn about the 555 & 741 and that kind of stuff.
Thanks.
Having decided to give electrics ago I bought a new multimeter.
I am having trouble reading current (I know how to!): The simplest circuit of a 9V battery & 1k5 resistor, my 25year old analog Laser meter gives ~6mA. But my new meter works a few times then reads zero. I tried a Maplins N56FU, this is exclusive to Maplins I think it has a great spec, but they don't sell replacements fuses 4 it & the 500mA fuse was blown (returned!). I also tried Maplins Uni-T UT58C DMM (3) and had the same problem with current.
Is this normal, or are you thinking I must be doing something crazy, I'm not!
If it is normal please can anyone recommend a meter that I can get spare fuses 4, at a reasonable cost (UK say £15 to £35). I want to build some simple circuits to learn about the 555 & 741 and that kind of stuff.
Thanks.