Ohms vs. Continuity for HVAC techs

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

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  • @zachosborne6577
    @zachosborne6577 2 года назад +14

    Been in hvac since 2009 and a journeyman since 2012. I appreciate these basic simple tips and information. Thanks man.

  • @sergiofranco7381
    @sergiofranco7381 3 года назад +15

    Thanks for the thorough explanation and examples of what to use them on. One more gold nugget in my bank.

  • @Suicaedere666
    @Suicaedere666 3 года назад +11

    This was an incredible video, 👏🙌. I thank-you very much for taking the time to create this video, as well as all of your other videos😀🙌❤

  • @UniversalEngineer
    @UniversalEngineer 2 года назад +4

    Excellent. Thank you for the distinction. Thank you for the alert that some pathways have a higher resistance! 👏

  • @frankduarte7109
    @frankduarte7109 4 месяца назад

    Great video definitely subbing.. almost condemned a drain pan heater because I got OL but when I tested ohms I got 150ohms .. so it was good but I was confused until know it’s too high of resistance to “tone” out

    • @hvacservicementor
      @hvacservicementor  3 месяца назад +1

      Good job! Remember, that you may not always know what the normal resistance of a load should be unless you have a known good unit to compare it to. However, in all cases, it will never be OL and it will never be zero.

  • @offgrid2010
    @offgrid2010 3 года назад +3

    Excellent video. Yes I could hear other sounds but not you speaking. My volume was fine on a previous youtube video. Thank you for excellent content.

  • @jasonjohnsonHVAC
    @jasonjohnsonHVAC Год назад +4

    Use alligator clips when possible to ohm out a circuit or component. If you press hard or not hard enough....your reading will vary.

  • @robburke8867
    @robburke8867 Год назад +1

    Thanks friendly. That was a darn good video. Bravo 👏

  • @michaelcostello6991
    @michaelcostello6991 3 года назад +4

    Great discussion about this topic.

  • @Jay-tr3px
    @Jay-tr3px Месяц назад

    Thanks ror the great video. Can you check continuity or resistance in a live circuit?

    • @hvacservicementor
      @hvacservicementor  Месяц назад

      You're welcome, and great question. The answer is No. Resistance and Continuity should only be measured on components when the circuit is de-energized and the component is completely disconnected from the circuit.

    • @Jay-tr3px
      @Jay-tr3px Месяц назад

      @hvacservicementor
      Do you damage your meter if you do?

  • @dayannodarse3948
    @dayannodarse3948 Год назад +1

    Best explanation Thanks a lot 🙏

  • @PUBHEAD1
    @PUBHEAD1 Год назад +2

    Thanks soooo much for this. Much appreciated

  • @samwikiwiki7420
    @samwikiwiki7420 3 года назад +1

    Good work bro. Don’t know why some didn’t like. Any way keep on Guten Abend

  • @1953beckley
    @1953beckley 2 года назад

    I want to ask you if you can made a video on ohms that's not making a beep. Thanks Dennis

  • @MuhammadKhan-gs9ym
    @MuhammadKhan-gs9ym 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the explanation!

  • @samwikiwiki3231
    @samwikiwiki3231 2 года назад +1

    Guten Abend das Gerät kaputt machen
    Thanks allot .....great teacher...salute ....

  • @jodystradesstuff5048
    @jodystradesstuff5048 Год назад +4

    What I wish you'd said was: "Continuity just tests Ohms and beeps if it's under about 50 ohms."

  • @afghvacr
    @afghvacr 2 года назад

    Imagine you are on call with senior tech Diagnosing a bad compressor and ask this question 🤣

  • @dammo361
    @dammo361 Год назад +1

    great video,,,thank you

  • @milanlipovic7349
    @milanlipovic7349 3 года назад

    Great content again but I wish you would have also used a Fieldpiece meter 👍

  • @Googlename699
    @Googlename699 Год назад

    When I measure ohm by fluke, it starts with a big number then goes down to a number. Why it does that? (e.g starts with 315.7 ohm then decrement down to 150 ohm)

  • @robertmcdonaldoh
    @robertmcdonaldoh 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks 👍🏻

  • @thepitpatrol
    @thepitpatrol Год назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @genekastner8086
    @genekastner8086 3 года назад +1

    Eric
    great informative video - volume very low and hard to hear

  • @sincityhvacr
    @sincityhvacr 3 года назад

    great video do u have any tips on getting better reading rtu schematics and ladder diagrams ? thank you

    • @hvacservicementor
      @hvacservicementor  3 года назад

      You bet! Go to www.hvacservicementor.com and get Electrical Schematics under the Techflix tab. That's a great start. The boot camp courses are also great resources.

  • @essiemae8043
    @essiemae8043 11 месяцев назад

    would be nice if you showed where you were putting your probes ...

  • @mjmjersey
    @mjmjersey 3 года назад +1

    Great video thank you

  • @1971omi
    @1971omi 3 года назад

    Hello
    I'm hvac tech. Can't find the answer for resistive load such as heat strip. As you said there is high value on resistance on it such as hot surface ignitor so question is if voltage value stays the same based on ohm law amperage gets lower if high resistance but in heat strip we have higher resistance value at the same our amperage drawn is higher which just contradiction to OHM law.
    I'm senior tech and train lots of technicians but can't find answers for t this?

    • @rodgraff1782
      @rodgraff1782 2 года назад +2

      As a heat strip warms up, it’s resistance will increase. There is really no way to measure resistance on a live circuit. Any conductor will increase its resistance as the temperature of the wire increases. The molecules get farther apart with heat, and cause this rise. You could prove this by using a torch to heat the strip heater element while an ohmmeter is connected. The hotter the element gets, the higher the resistance will be. Hope this helps.

  • @jamalbenthall151
    @jamalbenthall151 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @raymond3722
    @raymond3722 3 года назад

    Thank's for that clarification.

  • @stevenzavalajr8081
    @stevenzavalajr8081 3 года назад

    How do u know how many ohms you should get when checking for ohms?

    • @hvacservicementor
      @hvacservicementor  3 года назад +1

      That's a challenge which limits the overall value of measuring ohms at all. If you can compare your part to a known good unit, that can be helpful. Some compressor manufacturers publish ohm values, but they can be hard to find. Check out my class on electric motors to learn how to ohm out motors at www.hvacservicementor.com

  • @raphaelm6149
    @raphaelm6149 9 месяцев назад

    My multimeter does not beep when testing ohms ..

  • @andrewthacker114
    @andrewthacker114 3 года назад

    Thanks

  • @rodgraff1782
    @rodgraff1782 2 года назад

    Motors should be tested for grounds with a meggohmmeter. I have several hand crank styles that can put out 1000volts to ground. They will pick up high resistance grounds that an ohmmeter can’t find, because it tests the motor with its running voltage or higher. It will cause near shorts to arch to ground, therefore testing the integrity of the winding insulation. A meter with a 9 volt battery can’t find these types of defects.

  • @louisvanniekerk7667
    @louisvanniekerk7667 2 года назад

    I can not get into your website, you need a username and password. Can you help?
    Louis

    • @hvacservicementor
      @hvacservicementor  2 года назад

      Website was in transition go to hvactraining.squarespace.com/

  • @rickybailey7123
    @rickybailey7123 Год назад +1

    continuity and ohms so continuity is ohms when u put the meter in continuity mode it just beeps and shows ohms that's crazy I didn't know that

  • @donnierobertson3088
    @donnierobertson3088 3 года назад +1

    Nice

  • @wd8557
    @wd8557 3 года назад +1

    I ohm everything period, I only use continuity to check for breaks in wiring or short to ground. If I am working on something bigger, motor's 25 hp and above that cost thousands of dollars, I am not trusting any meter with a 9volt battery. It's time to break out the Megger 420/2

  • @jakem117
    @jakem117 3 года назад +1

    Ah but is a contactor technically a load or a switch?
    I argue it's both by design. It's a load, that actuates a switch or set there of. Most text books specify it as a switch or control only. If we really dig into it, it is most definitely a load as well. Ever try and install high current rated contractors in a residential split system with the same voltage coil? Some transformers are incapable of maintaining the same potential difference through the coil as its electrical requirements are greater...
    Now the real question... Non positive displacement compressors... I.E: Centrifugals. How are they even compressors BY DEFINITION? ;) They're not

    • @oilandfireguy1739
      @oilandfireguy1739 Год назад

      It's definitely a load that activates a separate switch. If the coil wasn't a load, it would short.

  • @jp040759
    @jp040759 2 года назад +1

    Toning a circuit is a carry over from Telephone repairmen tech terminology.

  • @JoeWere
    @JoeWere 8 месяцев назад +4

    My right ear feels lonely.

    • @9bboy0lukk36
      @9bboy0lukk36 8 месяцев назад +2

      Ok so it wasn’t just me lol

  • @Davidsavage8008
    @Davidsavage8008 Год назад

    If you can NOT get a steady reading of numbers on your meter when reading a coil on a contactor , I guarantee you that contactor is bad.

  • @bobb.6393
    @bobb.6393 3 года назад +1

    Need stereo on voice

  • @Epicscrewdriver45
    @Epicscrewdriver45 Год назад

    Video notes :
    1) Ohms measures resistance
    2) continuity meant to see if a switch is “open” or “closed”
    Examples:
    Ohms -> compressor Motor

  • @brianbiggs3484
    @brianbiggs3484 2 года назад

    👍👍✌️🇨🇦✌️🇨🇦✌️🇨🇦👍✌️

  • @knockitofff
    @knockitofff 3 года назад +3

    god damn it, it's 2021, get a microphone that records in stereo, captain troubleshooter

  • @joehead1294
    @joehead1294 4 года назад +3

    Continuity is a trickster and I'll tell you why. Some meters will only read to a certain value and above that they will give O.L. when you still have continuity. Surprised you left that out. I don't trust it of use it. Spec sheets often don't give the range of operation. You have to 'test' your meter to find it's values. Course that's part of knowing your equipment.

    • @hvacservicementor
      @hvacservicementor  4 года назад +1

      Joe, thanks for your input. On a manual ranging meter, continuity is also the lowest scale range of the meter. If the resistance of the load you are checking is higher than that scale, you will get OL. 200 ohms is common. Beepers will stop sounding around 40 ohms. Some meters may be less. Like you said, you never know what you're going to get. I like the "trickster" description. Very true.

  • @bmillwood6666
    @bmillwood6666 Год назад

    Rookies use the tone. I hate the tone.

    • @hvacservicementor
      @hvacservicementor  Год назад

      While toning the circuit is often unreliable, testing for continuity does have its place as long as techs understand the limitations.