Digital multimeters amperage?

[Kill_A._Byte]

Sears has a digital multimeter on sale for $19.00 reg $25.00 but it has a 10amp fused max. Do I need to care about this? I want to use the meter for PSU testing and volt modding my NF7. Along with other things :shrug:
Thank You,
Killa

[crimedog]

no, you don't measure amperage when vmodding

[Kill_A._Byte]

But you do have PSUs that put out over ten amps under load :eh?:

[kayson]

If you're just gonna be volt modding, you don't need to measure amperage. Even for testing the psu, testing the voltage should suffice. Even expensive multimeters top out at 10 amps unfused.

[SolidxSnake]

But you do have PSUs that put out over ten amps under load :eh?:


Like he said, you don't measure amperage. You are measuring volts. Measuring volts has nothing to do with the amperage.

[Kill_A._Byte]

Thank you all :thup:
Looks like I'm headin to Sears.
I apreciate you all not hammering on my ignorance. :confused:
Give me time, I'll catch up...
Killa

[crimedog]

no big deal ;)

voltage is potential, the fuse would only blow if you were measuring amperage which actually has to run through the dmm to measure current.

[3DFlyer]

Like was stated most DMM's are 10a max unfused. If for some reason you wanted to measure amps it's best to get a dedicated ammeter. I have a Fluke meter that will measure amps higher, but it is pretty expensive and it's really not needed for this type of work. I still use a ammeter to check amps with anyway becasue it reads higher, and has better accuracy. The only real reason to measure amps on a PSU or anything would be in case you suspected it wasn't putting out or for reviews of a unit. It's just as easy to check voltage under load to see if the unit is putting out properly, and that will tell you what you need to know. :)