How to read a multimeter

If you're having electrical problems with your bike, a multimeter can go a long way toward helping you diagnose them. Now, hopefully your meter came with instructions, but here are a few more places to look for more information.

There are many tutorials on the web, including this one from the UK, this short and sweet number, and a nice entry from Wikipedia.

To help get you started, here's a brief explanation of some of the terms and connections you'll be reading about and using.