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Subelement 3

Measurements

Section 3-06

meters, multimeter, power meter

A meter has a full-scale deflection of 40 microamps and an internal resistance of 96 ohms. You want it to read 0 to 1 mA. The value of the shunt to be used is:

  • 24 ohms
  • 16 ohms
  • Correct Answer
    4 ohms
  • 40 ohms
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A moving-coil milliammeter having a full-scale deflection of 1 mA and an internal resistance of 0.5 ohms is to be converted to a voltmeter of 20 volts fullscale deflection. It would be necessary to insert a:

  • series resistance of 1 999.5 ohms
  • Correct Answer
    series resistance of 19 999.5 ohms
  • shunt resistance of 19 999.5 ohms
  • shunt resistance of 19.5 ohms
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A voltmeter having a range of 150 volts and an internal resistance of 150 000 ohms is to be extended to read 750 volts. The required multiplier resistor would have a value of:

  • 1 500 ohms
  • 750 000 ohms
  • 1 200 000 ohms
  • Correct Answer
    600 000 ohms
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The sensitivity of an ammeter is an expression of:

  • Correct Answer
    the amount of current causing full-scale deflection
  • the resistance of the meter
  • the loading effect the meter will have on a circuit
  • the value of the shunt resistor
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Voltmeter sensitivity is usually expressed in ohms per volt. This means that a voltmeter with a sensitivity of 20 kilohms per volt would be a:

  • Correct Answer
    50 microampere meter
  • 1 milliampere meter
  • 50 milliampere meter
  • 100 milliampere meter
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The sensitivity of a voltmeter, whose resistance is 150 000 ohms on the 150-volt range, is:

  • 100 000 ohms per volt
  • Correct Answer
    1000 ohms per volt
  • 10 000 ohms per volt
  • 150 ohms per volt
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The range of a DC ammeter can easily be extended by:

  • connecting an external resistance in series with the internal resistance
  • changing the internal inductance of the meter
  • Correct Answer
    connecting an external resistance in parallel with the internal resistance
  • changing the internal capacitance of the meter to resonance
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What happens inside a multimeter when you switch it from a lower to a higher voltage range?

  • Resistance is reduced in series with the meter
  • Correct Answer
    Resistance is added in series with the meter
  • Resistance is reduced in parallel with the meter
  • Resistance is added in parallel with the meter
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How can the range of an ammeter be increased?

  • Correct Answer
    By adding resistance in parallel with the meter
  • By adding resistance in series with the circuit under test
  • By adding resistance in parallel with the circuit under test
  • By adding resistance in series with the meter
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Where should an RF wattmeter be connected for the most accurate readings of transmitter output power?

  • One-half wavelength from the transmitter output
  • Correct Answer
    At the transmitter output connector
  • One-half wavelength from the antenna feed point
  • At the antenna feed point
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At what line impedance do most RF wattmeters usually operate?

  • 25 ohms
  • 100 ohms
  • 300 ohms
  • Correct Answer
    50 ohms
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