How to measure current with a multimeter? Currently getting inconsistent measurements
Simplest answer: you are using the multimeter incorrectly and can cause damage to your equipment that way. From the looks of your photo, your multimeter is shorting out the the coil in the present configuration. You should connect the multimeter like this:







simulate this circuit &ndash; Schematic created using CircuitLab

The small cable will not change the current recorded by the power supply, but will add resistance to your system. This may be what is currently saving your multimeter's 10A fuse.

PLEASE do some more research on how to use your instruments. This will help avoid damaging them or, worse, hurting yourself/others.

For using the multimeter, remember these things:


An ideal voltmeter has infinite resistance and is connected in parallel to the voltage being measured
An ideal ammeter has zero resistance and is connected in series with the current being measured