Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

When I switch my (DigiTech) multimeter dial to milliVolts, the reading fluctuates quite wildly, and only reads zero when I touch the probes together. All other functions appear to behave normally. Is it normal or is it a faulty meter, and how can I use it to measure milliVolts when I need to? Thank you for your help. I am just learning.

Hello,
You might need to change the sensitivity so that you can get a more reliable result. Here is a link on how to do just that: https://www.hunker.com/13414125/how-to- ... multimeter

If this doesn't help, let us know and we can try to work out a solution.

Have a nice day!
-Regina