2 Digital Multimeter Operation
Making Measurements
48 U3606A User’s and Service Guide
Measuring capacitance
1 Press to make capacitance measurements.
2 Connect the red and black test leads to input terminals (red) and
LO (black) respectively (refer to Figure 2- 7 on page 47).
3 Probe the test points and read the display.
Table 2 - 9 Capacitance measurement summary
Item Description
Available ranges 1 nF, 10 nF, 100 nF, 1 μF, 10 μF, 100 μF, 1000 μF, 10000 μF
Measurement method
Computed from constant current source charge time, typical 0.2 V to
1.4 V
ac
signal level
Input protection 1000 V
rms
on all ranges, < 0.3 A short circuit