What is the range of resistances that can be measured using following. 

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a. Wheatstone bridge – 1 milli Ω to 11 MΩ.

b. Kelvins double bridge – 0.2 micro Ω to 11 Ω.

c. Megger – Insulation resistances more than 100 kΩ

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