Reading Resistance with Multimeter

[General_T]

Hi,

I am new to this and am trying some very basic projects to get some sort of understanding with electronics.

I put a 1k ohm resistor on to a breadboard to see what the resistance would be. I assumed it would be the same as when it is just by itself.

Tested by itself (not on the breadboard) my multimeter (fluke 179) reads 1k ohms - as I would expect. But when I place the resistor on the breadboard - all by itself with no power - the multimeter reads .2 ohms. Why does it not read 1k ohms?

Appreciate any insight to this as I expected it to read near 1k ohm.


Thanks

[mariushm]

Re: Reading Resistance with Multimeter

HOW did you put it on a breadboard?

A breadboard has all the holes in a vertical line connected together. So, if you put a resistor that way, the resistor is shorted and you're basically measuring the resistance of the probes' wires.

[domas]

Re: Reading Resistance with Multimeter

put it into the breadboard in another direction, i think you "shorted" the resistor

[General_T]

Re: Reading Resistance with Multimeter

D'oh - if it can be done - wrong - I will do it!!

Thanks Guys.

(SIGH - so much to learn!!)