Ac - Dc Multimeter Settings

[Beckett]

hello,

i have read that you should use AC on the multimeter to set your gains on your amplifier. My good friend at work that is a highly quaalified electrician says that whoever told me that should be shot!, he says that you should use DC on the multimeter.

i am not sure who is right, and i would like there to be a kind of discussion on here so i can find out the facts and talk to him at work about it.

please discuss etc.

Thanks Ben

[Stephen]

hello,

i have read that you should use AC on the multimeter to set your gains on your amplifier. My good friend at work that is a highly quaalified electrician says that whoever told me that should be shot!, he says that you should use DC on the multimeter.

i am not sure who is right, and i would like there to be a kind of discussion on here so i can find out the facts and talk to him at work about it.

please discuss etc.

Thanks Ben

if your amp is putting out DC voltage your fucked. your amps run on dc but the signal they put out is AC. when you are setting the gain put the leads on the speaker outputs of the amp. if you are testing voltage at the power terminals use dc voltage