How to use a multimeter for advanced measurements: Part 1 – Diodes

Multimeter tutorial – This series of videos is a tutorial on how to use a digital multimeter for beginners. It will also explain the basics of electricity and address some safety issues. ——————— Click “Show more” ——————————- My website and forum:- http://www.mjlorton.com Donations and contributions:- http://www.mjlorton.com My techie channel MJLorton – Solar Power and Electronic Measurement Equipment – http://www.youtube.com/MJLorton My Techie Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/m0711-20 My other channel VBlogMag – For almost any topic under the sun! – http://www.youtube.com/VBlogMag My VBlogMag Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/vblogmag-20 ———————————————————————– This video explains how diodes work and how to use a multimeter to test / trouble shoot them. Thanks to Comtest South Africa for the loan of the Fluke 87V – www.comtest.wowi4mail.co.za Other equipment / topics covered in this video: * Fluke 87-V True RMS digital multimeter * Zener diodes * Light emitting diodes / LEDS * Forward bias * Reverse bias * voltage reference * current shunt / current clamp * conductance / Siemens