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    Quote Originally Posted by NTFDAY View Post
    Say what? Whoever told you that was pulling your leg. With the wire disconnected there will be minimal current flow, but there will definitely be a voltage drop.
    Yeah, when in the "Ohm's" mode the multi-meter puts it's internal battery voltage through the component being measured, and meters the drop accordingly. Mine uses a 1.5V AAA battery for voltage source.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    Yeah, when in the "Ohm's" mode the multi-meter puts it's internal battery voltage through the component being measured, and meters the drop accordingly. Mine uses a 1.5V AAA battery for voltage source.
    And when the meter is in the DC voltage range the meter will supply the load
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