Electrolyte Challenge: weird multimeter readings

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nicolebr26
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Electrolyte Challenge: weird multimeter readings

Post by nicolebr26 »

Hello! My multimeter (I have a Fluke 87) is set up all the right ways. It is plugged in correctly, on the correct settings (milliamps for juices and microamps for distilled water), yet I am getting weird readings. OJ, gatorade, and tap water all read approx. 9.5 milliamps, and the distilled water read 95.5 microamps. I know that I did not have them set on reading voltage, so that is not the issue. can you please help me understand why there is very little variation in my readings? Thank you!
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