You can do a similar thing by connecting the measuring leads 'outside' the
current source leads or reversing the measuring leads. It's not a valid
measurement, just the same as putting a signal into one pair of leads without
connecting the other. The instrument isn't measuring resistance; it's
I just sent an email by mistake, failing to finish it before hitting
"send".
The recent discussion about creating inductor standards from a capacitor
and two resistors got me thinking. I suspect if you connected up an HP (or
similar) LCR meter in a way not intended, you could make it appear you ha
