====== Multimeter Guide ====== ===== Symbols and Reference Guide ===== ^What^Explanation^Example / Example Values| |Wave Symbol - ~|AC - Alternate Current|House Sockets| |Lines Symbol - Solid + 3 Dots|DC - Direct Current|Most Electronics| |V|Voltage| | |Ohms - Ω|Resistance|OL - Open Loop| |Sound Waves|Continuity| | |Arrow with a Vertical Straight Line|Diode|Currenty only passes in one direction \\ Value on one side, OL on the other| ===== Cables and Units ===== ^What^Explanation^Info| |Red Wire|Positive| | |Black Wire|Negative| | |M|Mega-Million|1.000.000| |K|Kilo|1.000| |m|Milli|1/1.000 - 0.001| |µ|Micro|1/1.000.000| |n|Nano|1/1.000.000.000|