Circuit Testers And Digital Meters Flashcards
Inductive ammeters work because of what principle?
A magnetic field surrounds a wire carrying a current.
What meter is used to measure amps?
Ammeter
A voltmeter should be connected to the circuit being tested in ______?
In parallel
How should an ohmmeter be connected to the circuit or component being tested?
And parallel and only one no power is flowing
What is a high impedance meter?
A meter with high internal resistance
The meter is set to read DC volts on the 4 V scale. The meter leads are connected at a 12 volt battery. The display will read ______.
OL
What could happen if the meter leads were connected to the positive and negative terminals on the battery while the meter and leads were set to read amps?
Could blow and internal fuse or damage the meter
The highest amount of resistance I can be read on the meter set to the 2K scale is _____?
2,000 ohms
If a digital meter face shows 0.93 when set to K, the reading means _____.
930 ohms
A reading of 432 shows on the face of the meter set to the millivolt scale. The reading means _____.
0.432 volt