I have a cheap handheld multimeter that has stopped working. It basically behaves as if the leads weren't connected: the Vdc readout stays at zero, and the resistance readout stays at "1."
I've checked the battery and have tested the leads with a bench meter. Now, before I chuck the meter in the bin (it's long overdue an upgrade anyway), is there anything else relatively obvious that may be worth checking?
Answer
A few more things to check:
- Broken wires in your test leads
- Broken test lead terminals (where you plug the leads in), they may have bent and broken
- Fuse (as Robert suggests)
- "Fuse": some thin traces on the board that may have acted like a fuse for you.
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