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Consumer Guide
ing for resistance, make sure that you do not Example 1: Testing for resistance is useful
touch the metal test probes with your fingers. when you want to determine if a speaker is
The resistance in your body will confuse the blown. Simply touch the probes to the
meter and give you a false reading. speaker terminals. An infinity reading indi-
4. Read the meter. Make sure you read the cates that the voice coil has melted or
unit of measurement properly on the display opened. A zero reading means the resistance
of your digital multimeter (DMM). If using is so small that a short circuit must be pre- Example 2: This test for resistance will tell
an AMM, make sure you’re reading the you the resistor value to use when installing
sent. A positive reading means the speaker is
proper scale based on your settings. a remote start accessory to your vehicle.
fine (as shown in illustration above).
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