Hi Everyone,
I have a very basic doubt and i don't have an answer for it. I would like to know if there is any difference between resistance mode and continuity mode in a multimeter when using it to check for short circuit.
The reason i am asking this question is that, today while i was debugging a faulty board i wanted to inspect if there is any short between Vcc and GND, so for that i put my multimeter in continuity mode to check.
My mentor asked me not to do that and instead asked me to check for short circuit keeping multimeter in Resistance mode.( He says that probing the PCBA using continuity mode may cause damage to some components) . Is this a valid reason ? Please educate me.
I have a very basic doubt and i don't have an answer for it. I would like to know if there is any difference between resistance mode and continuity mode in a multimeter when using it to check for short circuit.
The reason i am asking this question is that, today while i was debugging a faulty board i wanted to inspect if there is any short between Vcc and GND, so for that i put my multimeter in continuity mode to check.
My mentor asked me not to do that and instead asked me to check for short circuit keeping multimeter in Resistance mode.( He says that probing the PCBA using continuity mode may cause damage to some components) . Is this a valid reason ? Please educate me.
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