How do you read an ohm meter?

[ChipsXJ]

Using this information http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69514&highlight=temperature,
and testing a mat sensor using a meter with 2K, 20K, 200K, 2000K settings:
which setting would I use to get these numbers and what would the display read? (ie 2.4 or 24 or 240 ect?)

thanks

[Flyfisher]

The settings usually indicate the upper range of the reading. If you set it on 2K, it will read ohms directly up to 2,000 ohms. On the lower settings, digital meters will usually display one or two digits to the right of the decimal, but don't at higher settings.

[DesertYJ]

http://www.4x4getaways.com/MATvalues.jpg

For the first three higher temp readings the meter should be on the 2K setting, which is for 2000 OHMs or less. You can use the higher settings but it may not be as acurate and you are going to get more to the right of the decimal point.
If you get a little better quality DVM like a Fluke 77, there are only two OHM settings. One with an audible alarm (Diode) and one without.

[langer1]

If you have a auto scaling meter like the Fluke 77 you must watch the decimal point.

[CODevilDog]

As a good rule of thumb always use the lowest range posable for the best reading