Meters Flashcards
A1. A special type of ohmmeter used for measuring extremely high resistances is called a megohmeter (megger). This meter is capable of measuring these high resistances because:
It uses a magnetogenerator as the power supply
A2. In order to measure large currents with the D’Arsonval ammeter:
Shunts are used
A4. An ohmmeter is constructed by using a simple galvanometer (moving coil) type meter movement and adding:
Battery
Series resistor
Rheostat
A5. A complete voltmeter must be a high resistance instrument because:
A large current must flow through the meter coil
A6. A dynamometer meter movement may be used to measure alternating current because:
The polarity of the coil and the magnets are changed with each alternation of the current
A7. To check leakage in a high voltage shielded cable, you would use a:
Megger
A8. The three general classifications of meters are:
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Ohmmeter
A9. A small battery, a light bulb, and two wire leads can be used to check _____.
Continuity
A10. What two instruments are most commonly used to check the continuity of a circuit?
Voltmeter
Ohmmeter
A11. The most satisfactory movement for the measurement of high alternating current is the _____.
Thermocouple meter
A13. An ammeter is always connected in a circuit in series because:
It has a very low internal resistance
A14. When using an ohmmeter to determine resistance of a lamp in a circuit:
All power to the lamp must be off
A15. What is the proper method when connecting voltmeters and ammeters in an airplane electrical circuit?
Ammeter in series
Voltmeter in parallel
A16. When instruments, including electrical types, do not give proper indications they should be _____.
Sent to an approved instrument overhaul and repair shop or returned to the manufacturer for servicing
A18. Jeweled bearings are used in meter movements because ____
The amount of friction they produce is minimal
A19. To determine the amount of current flow in a circuit, you would use _____.
An ammeter
A20. A shunt resistance is used in most ammeters because it makes it possible to use the same meter movement for a wide range of current measurement. The larger the current being measured, the ____.
The higher the voltage drop across the shunt
A21. What two devices are used to measure resistance?
Megger
Ohmmeter
A22. A voltmeter is used to measure the ____
Current at any one point in the circuit
8083 - Both the ammeter and the voltmeter are current measuring instruments
A23. In a D’Arsonval type meter, the primary purpose of the iron core is to _____
Concentrate the flux between the core and the pole piece
A24. The presence of an internal shunt identifies the meter as _____
an Ammeter