This video is an old gem! Very clear and concise. 2010 = no intro, no background music, less than 10 minutes, no beg for subscription, likes, notification bell reminder, no merch plug, and no social media shout outs. That being said, I could really use a hoodie, with a volt meter on it, with a silly pun attached.

This is by far one of the best KZfaq tutorials I've seen...the guy has a great voice, crystal clear, no swearing or cheap language, he knows what he's talking about, picture quality is top notch, first class well done....thanks for a refresher. I'm a retired AV contractor with over 60 years under my belt...and experience with all kinds of vom's, analogue-digital and more. This guy is good! Thanx for posting it!

hands down one of the best tutorials on multitmeter use . To the point discription in a very short video. good job my friend you have done a service for humanity.

Recommended multimeter: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B018EXZO8M/afromods-20 High quality electrician grade multimeter: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000OCFFMW/afromods-20

Please never, ever remove this video. It's THAT good. Thanks!

This makes me want to buy and play around with a multimeter This makes me want to learn what I can about electronics This is a good video.

I just want to thank all the people here on You Tube for helping me with all the things I have fix.Thank god for you tube.

Undoubtedly, one of of the best tutorials online. Sharp and accurate. Thanks for sharing.

I wish more how-to videos were this concise, informative, and easy-to-understand. Thanks.

Explains concepts more clearly than 95% of my electrical engineering profs. Two thumbs up.

Excellent. Perfect voice for instruction.

Thank you so much for a simple clear and concise tutorial. It covered everything i was looking for without complicating it for me.

Great tutorial - not a single second wasted - thank you!

That is a good beginning tutorial for users of multimeters. I have an old multimeter with the harder to read display, and two newer types with the digital readings. They all work fine, but one is much better than the others and more functions and is built to resist drops better also. Thanks so much for those like myself who have forgotten much of what I learned since I don't do much of the measuring other than mainly batteries voltage.

by far the best video on youtube explaining multimeter use

Thank you so much for being straightforward and easy to understand. I haven't used on of these in about 15 years so I needed that refresher.

+afrotechmods what a great video for multi-meters. This is a good reference guide for new users. Thanks for uploading.

Best Tutorial Ever Thank You Friend

Again and again, want to say thanks to the people who work at youtube . And people helpers who help educational videos like these .

so brief and yet packed with so much information, i wish you could continue doing more videos on multimeters

Really helpful! Thanks bud!

Excellent video. Out of all the tutorials that I've watched this is by far the most comprehensive. The explanations were simple and to the point with great examples. Thanks, you really helped me out a lot.

There's that quote, "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough". This guy clearly knows his stuff well, as he can explain what takes others twenty minutes in about 5 and, most importantly, I come away having learnt even more than I set out to. Rathe than just talk around something, he has that rare ability to impart knowledge -- it's like I've received a 'knowledge transfusion', if you will.

The title is right. This is the BEST multimeter tutorial so far

Lots of vids up on here about this. THIS is the best one.

Hands down, one of the top two clearest and most informative videos on the purchase and basic use of a multimeter. For about six years I was a subscriber to a different electronics channel and for the most part got a lot of entertainment from watching it, although surprizingly very little education. However the guy's attitude towards expensive equipment finally went too far for me. I am now a 'Big Clive' subscriber and your channel also. Critically you both give basically the same advice--the best multimeter is the one you can afford to buy. I look forward to watching the rest of your videos.

One of the best tutorials on the web - A model for others to follow when trying to make tutorials. Thank you

One of the most informative four and a half minutes of video one could watch.

Lawl NO BEEPS FOR YOU!! (Throws board on ground)

Great video! Your tutorial on using multimeters, including continuity, was incredibly helpful for a beginner like me. Thanks to your clear explanations and practical demonstrations, I now feel much more confident in measuring voltage, current, resistance, and checking continuity. Your passion for teaching really shines through, making the whole learning process enjoyable. I'm looking forward to exploring more of your content. Keep up the fantastic work!

Goes to show that you don't need bells and whistles for a good, thorough instructional video. 2 thumbs up and 2 toes. Well done!

im an electrician and i really approve this video. What a good job to explain the basics. Many people have a hard time doing so

''No beeps for you!'' Going through my electrical classes for my diesel mechanic degree. It's kicking my ass. I obviously didn't learn jack when I was doing those two years of electronics in high school...

Great tutorial - no pack drill - no long preamble - just straight and concise informative info. Bravo! (And of course thumbs up).

Thank you this tutorial was so easy to follow. Best one I've seen yet.

Such great and concise video. I love it. Had trouble using a multi-meter, this genius made it simple for me. Going for my O's & P's today, Good job!

love how he threw that circuit board

0:43 'not that old school analog crap' totally caught me off guard

Wow, man. This was fantastic. Short, sweet, to the point and super informative. Many thanks.

Other video's in youtube about multimeter's are somewhat complicated. Afrotechmods Your video is by far the simple and greatest. I hope you live long

"No beeps for you!" *circuit board flies away*

Wonderful tutorial!!! My Dad was an electronics man, and after he passed away he left me with dozens of "strange" and new meters and tester. I'm just trying to learn the basics of how to use them! Thankx.

Awesome video! Explains a lot of the aspects of my multimeter that I didn't even know could do. I use my multimeter almost on a daily basis for different aspects like auto repair and electronic repair. Now I can do even more.

This is one of the best tutorial on youtube, I have ever watched. Thank you for posting this VDO, really helps and very useful.

No sense hating on analog multimeters, believe it or not there are still things that they are better at like changing values, so it's good to keep one around.

Barely knew how to use a multimeter after 4:35 i felt like a genius :D

LOVE the video! I too just couldn't sit through the 30+ minute videos. I think you pretty much hit on everything I'll ever use mine for (at least as a beginner in hobby electronics and some around-the-house repairs). Thanks man, for a perfect vid!

I appreciate this video so much with it's clear and concise explanation. I'm an AMT student and it just seems like the teachers already expect you to know how a multimeter works without ever explaining it first-hand.

NO BEEP FOR YOU! COME BACK ONE YEAR!!!

I feel the video should have mentioned the importance of getting a multimeter with fuses on the current jacks. Many (most) cheap multimeters forgo fuses for the current measurements, which may result in damage to the meter if you're not careful. And under higher loads, it could be dangerous to you (explosive or dramatic amounts of fire coming from the meter). Spending $20 more to get into the fused meter range is worth every cent. Don't put safety under cost.

This guy is clear and knows his subject. Not like some of the videos you get on KZfaq.

I have owned a multi-meter for years (gifted to me) but never learned how to use it. A few DIY project are now tempting me to pull it out. Thanks for this information on how it works.

those old school crap meters are perfect for checking voltage spikes

LOL at 3:27 ! Sorta like the Soup Nazi in Seinfeld. Really, too funny..."no beeps for you!" Thanks for the video.

Really one of the best tutorials I have seen in KZfaq...

By FAR, the best tutorials on the internet

Learned more in 4 and a half minutes than I did in 6 months at a skills college.

haha your a funny guy thats what makes this the best haha "should have the digital display not that old analog crap"

Thank you - I have a electric issues on my vintage scooter and needed a good 101 on how to use a multimeter. Much appreciated. Now off to buy one...

Great tutorial!! My first ever voltmeter should be here later today. Can't wait to try it with your lesson!

That "old school analogue crap", as you so eloquently describe it, is still used by professionals because it has distinct advantages over digital versions, not the least of which is when you are dealing with changing voltages or currents. Watching a digital readout continuously changing is a real pain in the proverbial, thus digital meters are better suited to steady-state measurements. It is also easier to check semiconductors such as diodes, transistors, mosfets and the like with an analogue meter. With some digital meters, you cannot check these devices at ALL. Thus, in any half-decent electronics lab, you will both types.

"No Beeps for YOU"! Informal and with just the right amount of humor!

Usually am apprehensive about 'best' videos. But i gotta say this was concise and well presented. Cheers mate!

Finally, a quick and informative tutorial that hits its target!

Just a note of caution: Multimeters have a finite amount of amps you can send through them when testing current, usually written on the front. If you exceed this you will blow a fuse and possibly brick your multimeter

lol..."old school analog crap" and "No beeps for you" XD

You have a voice of an experienced professor. Great job explaining how to use something most people thing they 'know' how to use, but 'do not'. More videos please (Subscribed...and liked).

Thanks for the video, man. I learned a lot in a short time without a lot of academic posturing.

Multi meters are really best for preventing your ass from getting the crap shocked out of it! When I first started replacing electric pool pump motors ,I learned the hard way! Sometimes with wet ,bare feet ,Ive been shot across a few backyards! Some of the pumps ,even after manually shutting off the time clocks,still had hot 220- V ,60 amp juice,due to the heat pump using time clock over-ride to keep the pool at desired temp,even when the time-clock had the pump off ,like at night! Got a multi meter after a few good jolts.Man just thinking about that feeling gives me the willies....

A friend just got a free multi meter from Harbor Freight but doesn't have a clue how to use one

U sir, should be the standard of all KZfaq instructional videos. Directly to the point an easy to understand with the visuals. Thank you

Short, accurate, and descriptive. Great video!

I used my multimeter before watching this video and I'm pretty sure I blew a fuse.

I tried the wall outlet thing and I heard a pop and my multimeter was smoking

Literally the only Basic Tutorial you will ever need. Thanks Man

Thank you. This is an excellent tutorial on multi-meter usage.

Never discharge a capacitor with your multimeter.

I prefer analog display.. expecially when the result it constantly changing. Nothing beats seeing a needle moving to know exactly what is going on. Digital is good for things like DC sure, but to see a moving circuit, the moving needle lets you see what is going on in real time.. Everything has its purpose in other words. Saying that analog meters sux is stupid thing to say.

I love how you blow stuff up in your videos, answers my question "What if"

this video lives upto its name. really loved this one

I have an analog multimeter that me and my father still use

wow i just got smarter in less than 5 minutes compare my school 6 moths

Half way through this tutorial and already the best so far!!! 💯👍💯

The title is correct. This is a damn good video on multimeters. Good sound and lighting, good editing, no fumbling around with the meter and right to the point with no bullshit. Well done

Old skool analog crap. Lolz

Still a great tutorial after all these years. Thanks.

This is still good my man. Thankyou

Bon travail, this is probably the best multimeter tutorial I've seen all day! Great job! 😀

You have a great voice mixed with informative and brief description . Really good job

Thank you. You answered all the questions I had in my mind 👍🏼

Thank you for this tutorial. I've had a multimeter for a few years and never really known how to use it. I sort of guess what I need to check and poke whatever I'm checking. Guess I'm lucky I haven't blown a fuse the few times I've used it. This video is really helpful for me starting to understand what I should be doing.

I can't believe that this 9 year old video is still much better than the videos made nowadays, I understood whatever you said you are also fun to watch! Subbing to you right away!

Thank you for this simplified instruction. Helps when I "acquire " a multimeter with out the instruction manual.

by far the best tutorial I've ever watched

Thanks so much for making this Multimeter Tutorial, I've had one floating around in my junk draw for years (got it at a garage sale) and didn't know how to use it. Now, thanks to you....I'm an expert. Okay, not an expert but I can check my batteries and wall outlets. Thanks again!

Great video straight to the point...no grandstanding just the facts. I have a short attention span, thanks Afrotechmods.

This is the best tutorial on how to use a multimeter that I've seen so far I came here because I want to learn how to check for electrical faults on my 1991 Celica thanks allot Afrotechmods.

Thank you for this video. I liked what you said about Analog meters. I got my first digital recently and I love it. However...I still need good videos like yours to learn how to use them.

Absolutely Fantastic

Excellent and easy to follow the instructions...agree, the best step by step how to use multimeters function....thank you for this!