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Originally Posted by Humptydumpty
Another thing on this meter of mine i can see 1x, 10x , and 1,000x , and 10,000x but what is the 1x for is that to read right from the scale?.
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I assume you mean the analogue meter pictured in the current thread?
What's actually shown on the range selector switch is X1, X10, X1K and X10K. Think of 'X' as meaning "times". You multiply or times the scale reading by the figure against the pointer on the range switch.
So if the scale reading is 50:-
On the X1 range the measured value is 50 ohms. 50 times 1.
On the X10 range the measured value is 500 ohms. 50 times 10.
On the X1K range the measured value is 50,000 ohms. 50 times 1000.
On the X10K range the measured value is 500,000 ohms. 50 times 10,000.
As I've said before if you're uncertain of the value switch ranges until the pointer sits at a useful point on the scale.
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