Measuring an Inductor

Puffin · 18th January 2009, 08:08 AM

Is it possible to measure the mh of an inductor with a DMM?

jitter · 18th January 2009, 09:13 AM

Only if it has a funcion to measure inductance, which it most likely does not. Most DMMs have a (rudimentary) C meter, but that's about it.
You'll probably need a LCR meter.

forr · 18th January 2009, 10:39 AM

I've got a very simple schematic to turn a capacitor-meter to an inductor-meter somewhere. Time to find it.
Otherwise, many speaker PC programs allow to measure impedance (Arta-Limp for example).

18th January 2009, 08:08 AM	#1
Puffin diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: U.K	Measuring an Inductor Is it possible to measure the mh of an inductor with a DMM?

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18th January 2009, 09:13 AM	#2
jitter diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands	Only if it has a funcion to measure inductance, which it most likely does not. Most DMMs have a (rudimentary) C meter, but that's about it. You'll probably need a LCR meter.

18th January 2009, 10:39 AM	#3
forr diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Next door	I've got a very simple schematic to turn a capacitor-meter to an inductor-meter somewhere. Time to find it. Otherwise, many speaker PC programs allow to measure impedance (Arta-Limp for example).

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