Description : What is the primary disadvantage of the pointer arrangement for indicating coil rotation?
Last Answer : Coil balance.
Description : A capacitor is to be tested with a megohmmeter. If the meter is connected to a shorted capacitor, the meter pointer should _____________. A. immediately swing to the maximum resistance value ... and gradually decrease D. swing to zero then gradually increase with slight pointer movements down scale
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Which of the following statements represents the action of a megohmmeter when testing a small capacitor in good condition? A. The meter pointer should immediately swing to the maximum resistance value ... . D. The meter pointer should immediately swing to a high reading and gradually decrease.
Description : Before measuring an unknown resistance with an ohmmeter, you should _____________. A. adjust the meter's pointers to mid-scale B. change the meter's batteries C. center the meter's pointer at infinity D. short the test leads and calibrate the meter
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Before measuring an unknown resistance with an ohmmeter, you should _____________. A. adjust the meter's pointer to mid-scale B. short the test leads and calibrate the meter reading to 'zero' C. change the meter's batteries D. center the meter's pointer at infinity
Description : A capacitor can be tested using a megohmmeter or an ohmmeter. If the meter is connected to a shorted capacitor, the meter pointer should _____________. A. immediately swing to the maximum resistance ... deflect to and remain at zero D. immediately swing to a high reading and then gradually decrease
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : When taking resistance readings with a VOM, you will obtain the most accurate readings at or near what part of the scale?
Last Answer : Midscale.
Last Answer : A moving coil instrument is used as an ohmmeter. The indicating scale of the meter will be Hyperbolic.
Description : Which of the following conditions indicates a short circuited capacitor when checking its condition with an ohmmeter? A. The capacitor shows charging, but the final resistance reading is appreciably less ... moves quickly to the low resistance side of the scale, then slowly recedes toward infinity.
Description : A shunt-type voltage regulator is connected in serial/parallel (which one) with the load resistance.
Last Answer : In parallel.
Description : A shunt type voltage regulator is connected in series/parallel with the load resistance.
Last Answer : Parallel
Description : When both deflecting and controlling torque act, the pointer of an indicating instrument comes to
Last Answer : rest
Description : If the pointer of an indicating instrument is in motion, then what opposes deflecting torque?
Last Answer : damping and controlling torque
Description : What is the force acting on the pointer of an indicating instrument when it is in motion?
Last Answer : controlling, damping and deflecting torques
Description : The pointer of an indicating instrument is generally made of
Last Answer : aluminum
Description : The force required to move the pointer in an indicating instruments is
Last Answer : The force required to move the pointer in an indicating instruments is deflecting force
Last Answer : The pointer of an indicating instrument should be very light.
Description : An ammeter has a full-scale deflection current of 100mA. If the same ammeter is used to measure a full-scale current of 1.0ampere, what is the value of the shunt resistor in ohms if the voltage across the meter is 9.0 volts?
Last Answer : 10 ohms
Description : When a megohmmeter is being used on a alternating current machine, the meter pointer will dip toward 'zero' and then gradually rise to the true resistance value if the motor insulation is _____________. A. grounded B. good C. shorted D. dirty
Description : Prior to taking a resistance reading with a volt-ohm-milliammeter, the 'zero' setting must be adjusted. After clipping the two leads together, you find the adjustment knob will not return the pointer ... range setting B. weak batteries C. a faulty zero ohms knob D. a faulty meter movement
Description : Which of the listed statements is correct when using an analog multimeter as an ohmmeter? A. The pointer should be adjusted to zero each time a new resistance range is selected. B. The ... C. Ohmmeters are not sufficiently sized to measure conductor insulation resistance. D. All of the above.
Description : Which of the following statements regarding the use of a current measuring instrument is correct? A. It must be connected in series with the circuit. B. You should always start with the lowest range ... of polarity. D. An external shunt is generally utilized where current is less than 10 amperes.
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : Indicating instrument is assumed to be most accurate at what part of the scale?
Last Answer : at half or full
Description : You are calibrating a multimeter using internal batteries to supply power for resistance measurements. However, you are unable to adjust the pointer to 'zero' using the adjustment knob. Therefore, you should ... change scales to the R X 100 scale and adjust using the 'zero ohms' adjusting knob
Description : When a megohmmeter is being used to test insulation resistance, current leakage along the surface of the insulation is indicated by the megohmmeter's pointer _____________. A. dipping toward ... kicking slightly down scale as voltage is applied D. fluctuating around a constant resistance reading
Description : When using a megohmmeter to test insulation, good insulation will be indicated by _____________. A. slight kicks of the needle down scale B. a downward dip followed by a gradual climb to the true resistance ... C. a gradual rise in the pointer reading at the outset D. the initial dip of the pointer
Description : Which of the following meters uses a shunt connected in series with the load, but parallel with the meter movement? A. voltmeter B. power factor meter C. wattmeter D. ammeter
Description : Which of the following statements represents the correct method of connecting the shunt of an ammeter prior to taking a reading? A. In series with the load and in series with the meter movement. B. In ... with the meter movement. D. In parallel with the load and in parallel with the meter movement.
Description : The shunt of a DC ammeter should be connected in __________. A. series with the load and in parallel with the meter movement B. parallel with the load and in series with the meter movement C. ... and in parallel with the meter movement D. series with the load and in series with the meter movement
Description : Which of the listed meters uses a shunt connected in series with the load, but parallel with the meter movement? A. Voltmeter B. Power factor meter C. Ammeter D. Wattmeter
Description : The shunt used in an ammeter should be connected in ____________. A. series with the load and in parallel with the meter movement B. parallel with the load and in series with the meter movement C. ... in parallel with the meter movement D. series with the load and in series with the meter movement
Description : When a resistor is used as a shunt and is connected in parallel with a meter movement coil, it will provide _____________. A. a measurement of circuit resistance B. an increased accuracy of approximately 1.5 percent C. an extended meter range D. none of the above
Description : Calculate the shunt resistance needed to increase the FSD of an ammeter 5 times if the meter resistance is 1kohm
Last Answer : 250ohms
Description : State the use of shunt and series resistance used in extension of meter.
Last Answer : Use of shunt and series resistance: i) Use of shunt: To extend the range of Ammeter. ii) Use of series resistance: To extend the range of Voltmeter.
Description : A galvanometer of 65 Ω resistance gives full scale deflection with 4 mA current. In order to convert it into ammeter, the range of 10 A is connected with it, the shunt resistance should be a) 0.1 Ω b) 0.2 Ω c) 0.06 Ω d) 0.03 Ω
Last Answer : d) 0.03 Ω
Description : A permanent magnet moving coil instrument gives full scale deflection of 25mA when a voltage of 75mV is applied across it. Calculate: (i) Resistance of shunt required for full scale deflection of 150 A. (ii) Series resistance for full scale deflection of 500 V.
Last Answer : Answer :
Description : What value is indicated on the scale of an ac meter?
Last Answer : Effective value (rms).
Description : (True or False) The larger the current required to produce full-scale deflection of the meter coil, the better the sensitivity of the meter.
Last Answer : False.
Description : The true power indicated by the pointer movement of a wattmeter depends on the current flow through the load, the magnitude of the potential across the load, and the ____________. A. power factor of the ... B. angle of coil displacement C. inertia of the movable coil D. high resistance from the load
Last Answer : In about middle of the scale
Description : A three-phase alternator is operating at 450 volts with the switchboard ammeter indicating 300 amps. The kw meter currently indicates 163.6 KW, with a power factor of 0.7. If the power factor increases to 0.8, the KW meter would then read ____________. A. 181.4 KW B. 186.8 KW C. 194.2 KW D. 201.4 KW
Description : A faulty 'function generator' shown in the illustration may prevent _____________. EL-0095 A. proper pitch control from both the 'bridge' and 'engine room thrust levers' B. the 'split potentiometer ... control pitch C. the pitch meter from indicating accurately D. relays #2 and/or #3 from energizing
Description : The meter indicating the position of the 'bridge Thrust lever' shown in the illustration is located ___________________. EL-0095 A. in the Engine Control Room B. on the Bridge C. in the Captain's office D. in the Chief Engineer's office
Description : A three-phase alternator is operating at 450 volts with the switchboard ammeter indicating 300 amps. The kw meter currently indicates 163.6 KW, with a power factor of 0.7. If the power factor increases to 0.8, the KW meter reading would increase by ___ A. 17.8 KW B. 23.2 KW C. 30.6 KW D. 37.8 KW
Description : A tunable RF instrument, which, by means of a sharp dip of an indicating meter, indicates resonance with an external circuit under test
Last Answer : dip meter
Description : To measure incident power, you must rotate the coupler detector of the wattmeter so that the arrow indicating power flow points toward which end of the transmission line?
Last Answer : Load.
Description : What are the three methods of indicating scale on maps? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Three methods of indicating scale on maps are: (i) By a statement (ii) By representative fraction (iii) By graphical scale or linear scale.
Description : Prior to using an analog type ohmmeter, the leads are purposely shorted together. Which of the following actions should be taken if, when adjusting to 'zero' ohms, the indicating needle can not be ... be added to each final reading. D. The test reading should be subtracted from each final reading.
Description : What structurally large, low-resistance conductor is connected in parallel with the meter movement to prevent damage?
Last Answer : Shunt.