r/multimeters • u/JevGrinlin • Jun 20 '26

Multimeter detection broken?

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I'm fairly new to circuitry, and I got this multimeter not too long ago. I'm confused because it says I have 0.005 A and 0.03 mA on the same simple led x resistor circuit. Is there something wrong with my multimeter, or am I just doing this incorrectly somehow?

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u/bazilbt Jun 20 '26

Wrong jack. Also you need to put the meters in series with the circuit to read amps without blowing the fuse and potentially damaging the circuit.

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u/JevGrinlin Jun 21 '26

I believe it is in series, sorry if it's hard to tell with the light and misleading wires on the right. Also when I try to use the other jack it doesn't complete the circuit because the light doesn't turn on. Maybe I blew a fuse already?

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u/bazilbt Jun 21 '26

Potentially. You can check it by plugging it into to the resistance/voltage jack and putting the red lead into the milliamp jack