Digital Multimeter Lab

The purpose of this lab was to learn how to use a digital multimeter to measure voltage, current, and resistance along with familiarizing with electrical components such as batteries, resistors, wires, and a breadboard. It is important to remember the difference in procedure for measuring current vs voltage drop across a component, which was instructed in this lab. When voltage  is being measured, each probe can simply be placed on either side of the component in question thus putting the multimeter in parallel with the component. However, if current is in question, a break in the circuit must be created allowing the multimeter to be wired in series with the component. It is also important to note that when measuring current greater than 200mA, the red lead needs to be switched to the 10A port. Measuring a current above the rated amperage will blow the fuse and may also lead to other damage to the multimeter. After calculating voltage and current through different resistors, the power for each was calculated using the P=VI formula and filled in the provided table.