Invisible Fence - Can I test the receiver output with a multimeter?

Can I test the receiver output with a multimeter?

No, attempting to measure the receiver output with a multimeter can damage the multimeter. The energy delivered by a receiver exceeds the maximum voltage rating that multimeters are designed to measure.

Another factor to be aware of is the sampling rate that multimeters use to determine a measurement. An accurate measurement is not possible because the sampling rate that a meter uses is not fast enough to make a precise measurement of the receiver's output. This is because the energy delivered by a receiver is delivered in a series of pulses at an extremely fast rate. In order to obtain an accurate measurement, the measuring equipment needs to sample data at a rate at least 4 times faster than the rate that energy is delivered.