Looking up electrical schematic on the pcb board online and i had ask gemini tech support for it and numark tech support for the other stuff too
One of the first things a technician does with a voltmeter it to check 'all the voltages' in a system are correct..
Even without a specific circuit diagram for the board, 'Applications Notes' for chips and seminconductors will give nominal expected voltages in a working circuit.
Remember you can burn out the meter by connecting it to any source of current when on the Ampere or Ohm settings.
Technicians usially start at a high (highest) Voltage range setting and work downwards..
Providing the maximum Voltage is not exceeded on any range, whether it is AC or DC will not damage the meter.
'Fluke' by the way are a 'top end' professional product - check the price ;)
Testimonial: "Ok but like u said to me start with the highest and then work down ward but how do i do this like i said i do have a fluke meter but how do i do it and where do start at? do i need to know the ranges for chips and seminconductors ,is there a chart with the ranges of all these type of component"
You need at least some basic understanding of electronics and components before troubleshooting pcb boards.
Either ask someone that knows to give you a hand and guidance or do some courses.
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How to use a Multimeter for beginners: Part 1 - Voltage measurement / Multimeter tutorialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBbgiBU9...
If you know the Model of your 'Fluke' you might be able to find something specific for that model..
Unlike say clockwork, electronics deal with electrical currents and 'signals' which cannot be seen or sensed adequately and like a blind man with a stick, 'instruments' are used to explore how things are working o or not. After a good multimeter, a simple oscilloscope is a very useful "eye" into the workings of equipment. You do have to understand the basics of electricity such as power sources such as line power and batteries, resistances, capacitors, bulbs, conductors, insulators, electromagnetism, transformers, semi-conductors and understand concepts such as Resistance and Impedance, Voltage, DC and AC and Watts in circuits. Firstly PERSONAL SAFETY is paramount.. Next know how and how not to damge either the test equipment or the device(s) under test..
Unlike say clockwork, electronics deal with electrical currents and 'signals' which cannot be seen or sensed adequately and like a blind man with a stick, 'instruments' are used to explore how things are working o or not. After a good multimeter, a simple oscilloscope is a very useful "eye" into the workings of equipment. You do have to understand the basics of electricity such as power sources such as line power and batteries, resistances, capacitors, bulbs, conductors, insulators, electromagnetism, transformers, semi-conductors and understand concepts such as Resistance and Impedance, Voltage, DC and AC and Watts in circuits. Firstly PERSONAL SAFETY is paramount.. Next know how and how not to damge either the test equipment or the device(s) under test..
Electricity is less than two hundred years old and Electronics barely 100 years old and a good approch is a historical one, starting with Volta, Oersted and and Faraday back in the early 1800's..
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