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In the modern age of electronics, increased demands are placed on all aspects of electrical circuitry. These types of measurements require the unique characteristics of a low resistance ohmmeter’s four-wire test method.

In this note we’ll look at some of these applications and the resulting requirements that highlight the differences between a low resistance ohmmeter (DLRO) and a digital multi-meter (DMM) – and the importance of using a DLRO to find issues that a DMM cannot.
The use of a DLRO (Digital Low Resistance Ohmmeter) versus a DMM (Digital Multi-Meter)