You want the PS2 off and unplugged. If you're testing for continuity it doesn't matter which end you touch the leads to. All you're trying to test is whether the fuse is good and there's still a connection for electricity to flow through, or whether it blew to protect the rest of the system from a surge, and thus the wire or connection inside melted and will no longer conduct electricity.christoph wrote:Great thanks for the tip, I'll try that.
Should the PS2 be plugged in or not?
Do you know what plugs/color plugs go in which input?
By testing for resistance, a burnt fuse (thus no connection) will be effectively infinite resistance, like holding the leads apart from each other in the air. If the fuse is good, it will allow the small amount of power to cross and the multimeter should give you a very small resistance value. If you have it set to a higher Ω setting, it may effectively read 0. Try it with a coin or something first. You'll see the number jump from the infinite/high value to something low or close to zero as you touch the coin in 2 places. When you test the fuse, if you see it do the same thing and flash a few numbers on its way to 0 the fuse is good. If it never changes, then the fuse is blown.
Plug the black lead into the Common and the red into the VΩmA center one. I'd try to find the manual for the multimeter so you can look up stuff when you need to know how to work it.
