How To Use A Multimeter - USING THE FLUKE T5-600 TESTER
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- Many up-and-coming electricians have trouble understanding how to use the various electrical testers out on the market. All of the dials, characters, and options can get a bit confusing if you don’t have experience using a multi-meter. In this episode, I talk about how to use a commonly used tester, the Fluke T5-600.
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Technically the fluke T5 is not a “multi-meter.” Fluke’s website lists it as a “tester,” while their Multimeter section shows only digital multimeters with no separate jaw-type ammeter. However, a multi-meter is simply a “multi-use meter” - something that can test several different electrical units of measure. The T5 measures voltage, amperage, resistance, and continuity. There are other multi-meters out there that have extra functions but the T5 is for the basic 4 that most electricians will use every day. So how do we use it?
VOLTAGE -
What you’re doing when you’re testing for voltage is testing the difference of potential between two points. “Voltage” is a difference of potential between two points in an electrical system. It is not a reading of one conductor, it's reading a difference between two. It can even be a difference between one wire and a piece of metal that’s bonded to earth. But keep in mind that you’re trying to get a value that shows “the difference in potential” between TWO things.
Flip the dial of the T5 to the “V” and take the leads out of the slide-in slots on the back. Ensure that you’re wearing proper PPE such as insulated “hot-gloves,” and a flash suit if you’re working in an electrical panel. Take one lead and touch it to a known hot conductor or terminal. Take the other lead and touch it to that same conductor or terminal. Notice you get a reading of 0v. This is because this conductor is at the same potential as itself. To get a voltage reading you have to test between two different objects.
AMPERAGE -
How to use the amperage setting - Flip the dial to the “A” (Amperes). Line your wire up with the two lines inside of the jaw of the ammeter. Only measure one wire at a time. This tester will give you readings up to 100 amps, so for anything more than that you’ll need a larger tester. This makes sense since the max size wire you can fit in the ammeter is 1/0 THHN. If you have larger wires than 1/0 THHN then you’ll need to get your hands on a clamp-on ammeter.
RESISTANCE -
Flip the dial to the Ohm (Omega) symbol. For this you want to test on a dead circuit so make sure the power is shut off. To test a conductor’s resistance you will need to have access to the beginning and the end of the conductor. Put one lead on the beginning of your conductor and one lead and the end of your conductor. This meter will display how many ohms of resistance there is between the leads. When there is low resistance you will hear a loud toning noise. When you try testing a really high resistance the tester will stop emmiting a tone, and will instead just display values. This meter is only good for up to 1,000 ohms. Anything more than 1,000 ohms should really be tested with a megger (megohmmeter)
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As an electrician and electro-mechanical technician that "tester" does 99% of task I need to perform.
As a sparky, I know this, but I can't stop watching!
Same here.
Hahaa same!
Looking for holes
It’s always good to know more and new methods!
Same even watching how to install a plug
I just want to say, these videos are very well done. I’m going through them to send to some of our apprentices. You address the audience in a way that speaks to seasoned vets, and green guys alike. You remind me of Alton Brown when he did Good Eats.
you are probably one of the few electricians on UA-cam that explain how stuff works.
Yooo…just starting out as an electrician and that last tip on wire nutting a black and white is pure genius! Wish I thought of this last week.
Thank you for being one of the only instructional video makers to actually wear the PROPER PPE!!! too many amateurs out there :)
Well,he is working live after all.
Never heard of the car in traffic as an analogy for ohms. Its a good one, i like it.
Hey Dustin Just so you know for future reference, you can use the resistance meter on a heating element's phase and neutral as an example of showing a higher resistance. Which is actually really useful if you are a putting a timer for a boiler that is in another location and the circuit box is in another location, you can use the resistance meter on the phases and neutrals to locate which one give off approximately 25 ohms which would be the boiler, and which phase and neutral don't really show any resistance to locate the phase and neutral that are coming from the circuit box.
Been a maintenance tech at my company for 5 months now, boss is having me learn the electrical side of it got the uglys electrical reference book and just got my T-5 1000 meter today. This meter is awesome and will help me learn to trouble shoot electrical panels / boards with ease pretty simple to use.
Video idea: Using a megger and why it's done.
Really enjoy your videos, I just got my Apprentice license and can’t wait to get started. Can’t thank you enough for the videos, super helpful!
This forum and this lecturer is probably the best out today. I've been doing this work in many different forms. This gentleman is good. I suggest that every youngster i take under my wing watch "ELECTRICIAN U"
We think you all do a great job explaining. We learn new things without even trying. Thanks.
This is going to be a great series! Happy to watch and learn from you
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I'm transitioning to a Mechatronics Tech with NO electrical background. Your videos have been amazing. Thank you. I've watched this one multiple times. thank you.
I’m glad your back at making vids & the new set looks great. Hope all moved in & setup(of course...will never be 100%😉).....
Looking forward the reviews on the meters....love those vids
See ya on the next one✌🏼
Great job Dustin. You’re a natural teacher. Thanks.
Been waiting for you to do this one. Really informative. I have a southwire multi but hope to get some flukes in the near future.
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I’m out in VA with a group of you crazy kids right now.
You the man you helped break down electrician...ity for me to digest. Feeling confident to tackle some projects without frying myself. Ditched my Klein contactless tester after a few false negatives not fun
Very informative brotha, keep up the great videos, love your style of videos and teaching straight to the point. 🙌
Thanks for the video. I just got one of these testers and no manual so I'm watching to pick up neat tricks like having one lead held at the top of the meter and the other in one hand. No more three handed testing! I am a Ham operator so most of my testing is 12-14 volts, low amps and ohms. This tester seems perfect for my needs. BTW both my sons have been journeymen electricians for over 20 years. Thanks again.
My brother just gave me a fluke t5-600! I love this tutorial! Thanks brotha! Having problems using connecting a light switch outlet combo. In my house that has old wiring
Great video, I see a lot of people had suggestions on measuring resistance. Here is an idea that would work great on camera. Take a pencil and a sheet of paper and make a heavy graphite line. You can test the resistance of the graphite at different distances on the paper. Thanks for the excellent content.
You got my subscription!! You know your stuff! I’m a new electrician, so I’m looking forward to the journey!
Glad to see u back amigo!! Great video
Great to see you back at it!
Great explanations. Cracked me up when you were showing things in the disconnect box, in over twenty years of construction, I've never seen anyone other than line workers wear that much gear🤣
Excellent video,Straight too the Point. Also the T5 1000 is one of my Favorite Meters.
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U make this look to easy.thanks please keep posting
Good tutorial video always good to cover basics
Extremely helpful Dustin. Thanks man!!
Thanks for all the info! I’m wanting one of these flukes for my shop!
you got my respect brother wonderful work on these videos!
I need this video! Thanks so much. It is very well done.
Super interesting! This is all new to me. Thanks for the great information.
Right on! Looking forward to the next video!
You explained that very well 😊, Thanks for sharing.
Dude...I've had one of these forever...never used it. Didn't know how. Didn't know the "why" to all of this electrician wizardry. You asked for comments...here goes: When describing the Fluke T-5--600, I wish you would show SEVERAL examples of how , when, and why you use that device....what information it is telling you. Also, slow down ever such a little bit. I take notes like I did in college. You're one of those professors that talks faster than a guy can write. Other than that....that was a killer good video. You are an excellent instructor. Just because a guy has a Ph. D, doesn't mean he can teach. Great teachers are hard to find. Your message is very believable. People listen when you speak.
Thanks for giving me something productive to do during quarantine and can’t work!
Thanks your videos teach me some stuff i never knew like how to use clamp on the clamp on multimeter
Loved the last tip about finding your un-labled run to the panel , I wish I thought of that when it happened to me now I know!
A lot our wires are singles. So, we ground them to figure out miss labeled/unlabeled wires
Hi Dustin. Just did my homeowner yearly review. Thank you
Great Job Dustin and no profanity. Excellent instruction
Great channel!!! Gotta start bing watching all your videos to sharpen up on my craft 🔥🦾
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Wow very simple explanation love the video
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Excellent video, thank you!
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where were your videos when i was an apprentice lol still good videos to watch.
Great Job man glad your doing what your doing
Thanks for all of your knowledge God bless you.
appreciate the time and effort man
Great video. Thanks so much
Thank you so much!!! Knowledge is power!!
Thank you Dustin! You are the man
At 5:10 I realized I don’t need to mess with this tool when I saw what he was wearing. Respect!
Wonderful teaching !
That Spike in the Current reading when You turned on the Shop Fan is called '' In-Rush '' Current , which is common on Motors and it can be as much as Six Times the normal current of the device being used
Even higher than six times
Correct
That means the resistance is lower for that duration or no?
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Thank you sir your video was very helpful
Continuity is important to check audio cables. Very useful for PA system techs.
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Excellent video !!!
Great job Yong man God bless you
You are so good at explaining bruh
Probably not the first to comment on the arc flash gear. Salsbury/Honeywell makes all the ppe I use. I've never used it on a 200 amp QO panel though. Switchgear, yes. Btw, love your videos, been a spark for a long time now and it's good to see how other people do things. And the T5 is the meter I buy for all apprentices that get assigned to me.
Ya I normally don’t use it either for something so small but sponsored videos they get to have a little say on the outcome of the video. And they wanted PPE lol
I like your channel, alot! But at 3 ohms because your fingers are toughing the wires as well that could be the resistance is your body!! Took my fluke 87 and grabbed both leads and got 1.6 to 2.7 ohms, just giving you a bad time!!! Keep up the good work!!
I always used a fluke. My oldest is 40 years old and still works. I just used it yesterday.
Love the new set!!
Thanks man, I'm actually decorating it with old school electrical equipment as we speak. So there will be an evolution as the episodes push on through the year.
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Nice video. thanks.
Thank you very informative
Your a good teacher👍
Can you talk about safety equiptment to use for what applications? Or safety precautions for home/panel work?
Good video. I like how you talk.
Great detail without coming across as arrogant.
That bit about measuring across the two mains for 240v, that's what I always thought (mostly self taught) until I actually did that and found 208v. Apparently standard in PGE- San Francisco Bay area. So it pays to check. Every time.
Very informative. And I'm an electrician.
good infomation!
Nice vids. I'm working as an Electrician in Austria and it is really cool to see how things are done differently but still the same. I was wondering if you could make a video about the maximum amount of devices you can add to a circuit breaker and why
You can put 12 receptacles on a 15 amp breaker and 30 lights at 50 watts a piece on a 15 amp breaker thats all dependent on the lighting fixtures youre installing. Thats all at 120/240 volt in north america.
By the time all these infrastructure projects start this channel is gonna blow up with all the future electricians
I love your video ! May I ask , which equipment do you recommend to use for circuit finder , for outlets ?
First of all, love the channel you've created. I'm a 3rd Year resi. apprentice. My challenge is finding a product similar to this continuity beeper.
Do you have any suggestions on what to look for or where I can find one. I thought maybe a pull cord alarm might help me, turns out the circuit board is much different even though the housing is similar.
What to you use for ringing out a de- energized home when doing make up, or even confirming circuits during trim?
awesome channel buddy
this video was awesome!
Thanks!
Thank you!!!
Great video Dustin! We're featuring it in this week's show! Love the studio. Keep it up!
Badass dude! I'll be sure to check it out for sure!!
Since you talked about an amp clamp, maybe toss in a picture/explanation of a line splitter so people can see how to test at the load as well as the panel
Yes, show this video, got a top dog gov project and got to make sure that dont cheap it on lighting. And, do led panels nowadays have buit in transformers, does the led actually operate at much higher voltage than 277, and if so, how much KVA is eaten up by transformer losses., so, need to see how to test balast voltage, and measure output current to test for actual res...
good video reminds me of your very first episode...
Can you do more videos on trouble shooting? Bring us into a problem and explain as you go what you're thinking and how you plan to fix the issue. Could be fun and informative vids.
I see that you are wearing all your personal protective equipment for low voltage in compliance with a sponsors pitch to sell their products! Good job! Lol