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    Damaged Multimeter probe.

    Whew. Thanks a lot for the responses. I knew never to measure current parallel to a circuit path but when I got the multimeter I was excited in trying it out and didn't think. So, I guess I'm actually glad it happened (since my meter's okay) because it's much more effective to learn from first...
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    Damaged Multimeter probe.

    Hey, I'm new here, and slightly new to electronics. Got a new multimeter and made the stupid mistake of having it on current measurement and plugged the probes into a wall outlet. A spark occured and I noticed the negative probe was slightly burnt and there's now a small chip in it. Otherwise...
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