Unpopular opinion: I used to think a multimeter was just for checking power, now it's my first step for everything

After a frustrating morning chasing a bad door switch on a dryer, only to find the real issue was a broken wire in the harness, I changed my approach. Now I do a full continuity check on the entire circuit path before I even touch a component, and it saves me at least an hour a week. Anyone else start with the meter before they even pull the machine out?

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corablack14d ago

Oh, the classic "blame the switch" trap. Been there, wasted half a Saturday on a perfectly good limit switch because I didn't check the stupid wire first. My meter is basically my lie detector now.

amy_anderson14d agoMost Upvoted

Ugh, it's everywhere. People blame the coffee maker when the outlet is dead, or the TV when the cable's unplugged. We jump to replace the fancy part instead of checking the simple connection. It's like we're wired to overthink it. My meter saves me from myself every single time.

elliot_gibson2713d ago

Last month I spent forty bucks on a new garage door opener remote before I found the corroded battery terminal. @amy_anderson is right, the simple connection gets you every time. My meter would have shown the voltage drop instantly, but I just assumed the fancy part died. Now I check continuity on the dumb stuff first, no matter what.