multimeter ohm setting

[midlife]

to test a 035ti tweeter for dcr, what should I have the ohms setting at on the meter dial? thanks

[midlife]

to test a 035ti tweeter for dcr, what should I have the ohms setting at on the meter dial? thanks

Maybe I figured it out & have it on 200. On the 035ti the best I can get is 4.6ohms. I found the specs and they read 3.5-4.2, deal or no deal?

[rdgrimes]

It's usually +/- 10%.

[midlife]

It's usually +/- 10%.

So as dcr increases the speaker is in trouble ? thanks

[jcrobso]

Digital of analog? I assume digital these days, but they also have an accuracy rating. Thus 4.6 ohms reading from a $200 Fluke is going to more accurate than a $30 Radio shack meter.

[midlife]

Digital of analog? I assume digital these days, but they also have an accuracy rating. Thus 4.6 ohms reading from a $200 Fluke is going to more accurate than a $30 Radio shack meter.

Its a GB meter, not to cheap-average?, when dcr approaches it highest stated value of a speaker that indicates its nearly at the end of its proper performance??

[toddalin]

to test a 035ti tweeter for dcr, what should I have the ohms setting at on the meter dial? thanks

To answer you question as posted, use whatever the minimum setting that your meter goes to. For example, if you have a 1-100 ohm scale use that as opposed to the 10-1,000 or 100-10,000 ohm scale (or such). The dcr for most any home-use speaker (be it woofer, mid, or tweeter) will be less than 16 ohms, and as low as just a couple ohms. Car speakers can be down around 1-2 ohms in extreme cases.