Voltmeter: parallel because you want to know what the voltage is across a particular element. If you put it in series then you are connecting to the same electrical point, and you will not measure any voltage.Should the meter be in series/parallel when measuring current,voltage or resistance? Do you know why that is? Thank you
Good clarification that I did not mention.Measure resistance in parallel, but never with power applied in the circuit. If one attempted to measure resistance in series with the meter, one would be measuring the air between the meter leads.
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