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EX36x‐en‐GB_V1.61/17

DiodeTest

1. InserttheblacktestleadbananaplugintothenegativeCOMjackandtheredtest

leadbananaplugintothepositivejack.

2. Turnthefunctionswitchtoposition.UsetheMbuttontoselectthediodefunctionif

necessary(thediodeandvoltagesymbolswillappearonthe

LCDwheninDiodetestmode).

3. Touchthetestprobetips tothediodeorsemiconductorjunctionundertest.Notethe

meterreading.

4. Reversethetestleadpolaritybyreversingtheredandblackleads.Notethisreading.

5. Thediodeorjunctioncanbeevaluatedasfollows:

 Ifonereadingdisplaysavalue(typically0.400Vto0.900V)andreversereadingdisplays

OL,thediodeisgood.

 IfbothreadingsdisplayOLthedeviceisopen.

 Ifbothreadingsareverysmallor‘0’,thedeviceisshorted.

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Fig4‐8DIODETESTING

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