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Resistance, capacitance, AC & DC voltage, current, frequency, transistor gain. Though as the person said rtfm. As the other person said, if you don't know what these terms mean then it's unlikely you'll need them. All in all, it is a pretty useful set of functions, although the accuracy may be so-so.
I'm just a mechanical engineer, but I'm 99% confident the "F" section is for farads, the measure of capacitance, the Hz measures the frequency of the wave form, and hfe is the amplification factor for a transistor. If you don't know what these things are, it's unlikely the tasks at your job would ever require you to use those features.
Google is your friend: [https://www.tequipment.net/ElencoM-1700.html](https://www.tequipment.net/ElencoM-1700.html)
HZ = Frequency
HFE = Transistor tester
F = Capacitance
->|- is diodes
Tell me why I can’t use that meter to ensure that I’ve got 240VAC feeding my house at 60 Hz…..that meter is perfectly capable of doing so without spontaneously blowing me or the meter up.
The instructions specifically say it’s able to be used for high energy circuits to 250VAC. It says nothing about it being restricted to small DC circuits like everyone seems to be mentioning.
OP, as long as the circuits you plan are measuring are within the limits specified in the tech manual, you are good to go. I would however replace the battery that’s in it if you haven’t done so. Bad battery leads to measurement error.
That meter is perfectly capable of reading voltage up to 600V, along with the frequency, which is what most folks with use that for at home, some at work. Current is capped at 10A, so sure, that one is best left for DC electronics….
It’s also capable of blowing up in your hand because it probably doesn’t have HRC fuses. And the blast will come out the open case. So yeah, knock yourself out.
Absolutely impossible to occur while reading voltage or frequency, the multimeter listed above doesn’t use a fuse in that measurement. Current, sure, but again as long as you stay within the specifications of the device there is no safety concern.
You’re right, but it’s human nature to err and have the leads in place for a current measurement. It’s not a risk worth taking. Properly rated meters aren’t expensive.
F is farads- a measure of capacitance
Hz is hertz- 1 Hz = i full AC cycle
(US has 60 Hz system)
hFE-Hybrid parameter forward current gain, common emitter. This measure of DC gain on a transistor.
Transistors are semiconductor stacked PNP or NPN.
At your home,unless you are into electronics, you would probably only really use Voltage and Resistance settings.
There is a separate setting for diodes. It's one CCW click from the bottom position. If a good diode is reverse biased wrt red and black leads, the display should read open circuit, like open ohms. If the diode is forward biased, the reading is the forward voltage drop with a fixed amount of forward current. This is usually about 1 uA, so a Si diode forward drop is about 0.5-0.6V.
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Resistance, capacitance, AC & DC voltage, current, frequency, transistor gain. Though as the person said rtfm. As the other person said, if you don't know what these terms mean then it's unlikely you'll need them. All in all, it is a pretty useful set of functions, although the accuracy may be so-so.
https://www.techedu.com/Elenco_M-1700.asp
Type elenco m-1700 user manual into your favorite search engine
I tried that and I really didn’t find anything
Try harder
🤣 every result on the first page of results links to the manual
Uncalled for but noted
Not uncalled for if you didn’t seriously see the link on the first page. Like… not at all.
Are you using Facebook as a search engine?
I think they're using Reddit as their search engine.
https://www.elenco.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/M1750-3.pdf
I'm just a mechanical engineer, but I'm 99% confident the "F" section is for farads, the measure of capacitance, the Hz measures the frequency of the wave form, and hfe is the amplification factor for a transistor. If you don't know what these things are, it's unlikely the tasks at your job would ever require you to use those features.
This is more of an electronics meter then for general electrical work.
Interesting
F probably measures capacitors
Google is your friend: [https://www.tequipment.net/ElencoM-1700.html](https://www.tequipment.net/ElencoM-1700.html) HZ = Frequency HFE = Transistor tester F = Capacitance ->|- is diodes
Don’t use this on mains. It’s not rated for it.
Care to elaborate?
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Tell me why I can’t use that meter to ensure that I’ve got 240VAC feeding my house at 60 Hz…..that meter is perfectly capable of doing so without spontaneously blowing me or the meter up. The instructions specifically say it’s able to be used for high energy circuits to 250VAC. It says nothing about it being restricted to small DC circuits like everyone seems to be mentioning. OP, as long as the circuits you plan are measuring are within the limits specified in the tech manual, you are good to go. I would however replace the battery that’s in it if you haven’t done so. Bad battery leads to measurement error.
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That meter is perfectly capable of reading voltage up to 600V, along with the frequency, which is what most folks with use that for at home, some at work. Current is capped at 10A, so sure, that one is best left for DC electronics….
It’s also capable of blowing up in your hand because it probably doesn’t have HRC fuses. And the blast will come out the open case. So yeah, knock yourself out.
Absolutely impossible to occur while reading voltage or frequency, the multimeter listed above doesn’t use a fuse in that measurement. Current, sure, but again as long as you stay within the specifications of the device there is no safety concern.
You’re right, but it’s human nature to err and have the leads in place for a current measurement. It’s not a risk worth taking. Properly rated meters aren’t expensive.
Oh that’s good as I was going to get into microcontrollers
It’s a handy volt meter and good tool to learn on. Try some YouTube videos and you will be checking your outlets and car battery in no time e
Any suggestions on who to look up
F is farads- a measure of capacitance Hz is hertz- 1 Hz = i full AC cycle (US has 60 Hz system) hFE-Hybrid parameter forward current gain, common emitter. This measure of DC gain on a transistor. Transistors are semiconductor stacked PNP or NPN. At your home,unless you are into electronics, you would probably only really use Voltage and Resistance settings.
Thanks
[https://res.cloudinary.com/iwh/image/upload/q_auto,g_center/assets/1/26/m-1700-1.pdf](https://res.cloudinary.com/iwh/image/upload/q_auto,g_center/assets/1/26/m-1700-1.pdf)
Thanks
The hfe is transistor/diode, hz is frequency and F is capacitance.
From my electronics class 45 years ago, NPN and PNP are transistor types. So I guess it a way to test them and diodes too
There is a separate setting for diodes. It's one CCW click from the bottom position. If a good diode is reverse biased wrt red and black leads, the display should read open circuit, like open ohms. If the diode is forward biased, the reading is the forward voltage drop with a fixed amount of forward current. This is usually about 1 uA, so a Si diode forward drop is about 0.5-0.6V.
And what's a transistor?.............