Confirm your meter is set in continuity test mode (see step 2) and is switched on. Touch the black probe to the outside of the bulb's metal threaded end.

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Had a Radio Shack continuity tester about 20 years ago. It had a nice feature that latched an LED when continuity was interrupted. Found a ton on intermittent cables with that device, but passed ...