Learning how to use and read a digital multimeter is much simpler than analog. Changing the functions on a digital multimeter is also easier. Digital multimeters have clear LCD readouts and do ...

Analog versus Digital Multimeters Hsyn20/Shutterstock When a beginner is looking to purchase a multimeter, the first and most obvious choice to be made will be between an analog or a digital display.

Inside, analog and digital multimeters use ammeters to measure a circuit ’ s electric current in amperes. Analog units (Fig. 1) , for instance, commonly rely on an electro-dynamometer to measure ...