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Accessory Decoder, Automatic Phase Inversion, Command station, Computer Interface, Consists, DCC Booster, DCC Ready, Decoder, Digital Packet, How Digital Command Control Works, Multifunction Decoder, Power Supply, Speed Steps, Throttle, XPressNet
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Address Partitioning, Ammeter, Analog Control of Model Railroads, Bus, Cab, Can Motor, Command Control, Coreless Motors and DCC, DCC, DCC in a Box, DMM, Distributed Power, Frog Juicer, Jump Port, LCC, Layout Command Control, Locomotive, Motor, Multiple Unit Consisting, Original Equipment Manufacturer, Phase, Power Bus, Programming Track, Pulse Width Modulation, Rail Size, Serial User System Interface - SUSI, Slots, Standard Dimensions, Turnout Motors, Turnouts, Voltage Drop, Zero Stretching
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Analog Conversion, Back EMF, Decoder Connection Method, Digitrax Transponding, Ditch Lights, Dither, Driver Quartering, Energy Storage, FX Lighting, Functions, High-Frequency Decoders, Kick Start, Lenz USP, Lighting Effects, Locomotive Interface, Momentum, Multifunction Decoder Assisted Consisting, Multifunction Decoder Programming Lock, NMRA Connector, NMRA DCC Plug for Multifunction Decoders, Power Conversion, Silent Drive, Snood, XOR
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Short Definition
Digital Multimeter, a multipurpose electrical measuring device.
Device used to measure voltage, current, resistance and other electrical quantities. Very useful for troubleshooting electrical problems, as well as preparing a locomotive for decoder installation. They may be handheld or a bench top model. The measurement is displayed digitally instead of using a needle indicating a value on a scale, as would have been seen with an analog VTVM.
Agilent 34401A Desktop Digital Multi Meter
Originally they were called an AVO meter (amps/volts/ohms) by their inventor. Later copies were called a multimeter, as it had multiple uses.
Note: They are not useful for measuring DCC voltages. They are designed to measure low frequency AC voltages, and present that information as the Root Mean Square Voltage. (RMS is used to represent the equivalent Direct Current heating value of AC Power). Since the DCC signal is a high frequency digital waveform, the resulting readings will be very confusing.
See DCC Power for more information. More information on selecting a Digital Multimeter is available on the Wiring Tools page.
Main Article: Digital Multimeters
