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    This document discusses direct current (DC) instruments and measurements. It introduces common DC measuring instruments like the ammeter and voltmeter. The ammeter is connected in series to measure current, while the voltmeter has a high resistance and is connected in parallel to measure voltage. Experiments were conducted using these instruments across circuits with varying resistor values. Measurements showed minimal error following Ohm's Law. A multimeter was also used to directly measure resistance, showing similarly minimal errors when its probes were shorted between readings. The document analyzes the functional design and accurate operation of these electrical measuring instruments.

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    This document discusses direct current (DC) instruments and measurements. It introduces common DC measuring instruments like the ammeter and voltmeter. The ammeter is connected in series to measure current, while the voltmeter has a high resistance and is connected in parallel to measure voltage. Experiments were conducted using these instruments across circuits with varying resistor values. Measurements showed minimal error following Ohm's Law. A multimeter was also used to directly measure resistance, showing similarly minimal errors when its probes were shorted between readings. The document analyzes the functional design and accurate operation of these electrical measuring instruments.

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    This document discusses direct current (DC) instruments and measurements. It introduces common DC measuring instruments like the ammeter and voltmeter. The ammeter is connected in series to measure current, while the voltmeter has a high resistance and is connected in parallel to measure voltage. Experiments were conducted using these instruments across circuits with varying resistor values. Measurements showed minimal error following Ohm's Law. A multimeter was also used to directly measure resistance, showing similarly minimal errors when its probes were shorted between readings. The document analyzes the functional design and accurate operation of these electrical measuring instruments.

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    COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

    DIRECT CURRENT INSTRUMENT AND MEASUREMENTS


    by
    Erroll Jenard J. Ocampo
    Introduction

    150

    153.3

    2.8

    table.2

    Understanding the functional design and


    operation of electrical measuring instruments is very
    important,

    since

    they

    are

    used

    in

    repairing,

    maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical circuits.


    While some meters can be used for both dc and ac
    circuit

    measurement,

    instruments

    are

    experiment/report.

    only

    those

    discussed

    in

    Measuring

    used

    this

    as

    dc

    laboratory

    instruments

    are

    classified according to both the quantity measured


    by the instrument and the principle of operation.
    Electric measuring instruments and meters are used
    to indicate directly the value of current, voltage,
    power or energy as well as resistance. In this
    laboratory

    experiment,

    consider

    the

    two

    most

    commonly employed types of instrument in D-C


    circuit testing, and these are the ammeter and
    voltmeter though, the use of the multi tester or VOM
    in place of the voltmeter is acceptable as performed.

    Synthesis
    If the ammeter resistance is not very much
    smaller than the load resistance, the load current can
    be substantially or greatly altered by the presence of
    the ammeter in the circuit. And as for the VOM in
    place of the voltmeter to measure the voltage, to
    minimize voltmeter loading, the voltmeter operating
    current should be very small and the accumulated
    data will depend on the preciseness of the device
    and the reader as the probes will have to be shorted
    back to zero for reading. If there is an increase in the
    resistance, there would be a decrease in the current
    but also an increase to its voltage. As this is
    indicated in the ohms law that the current through
    a conductor between

    two

    points

    is

    directly proportional to the voltage across the two


    points. Which showed the data ( table.1 ) minimal errors.
    Moreover, the VOM is again used for the direct

    Discussion

    reading of the resistance and if the probes were not

    The ammeter is required to measure the

    shorted in every reading, the accumulated data will

    current in our circuit and it therefore connected in

    contain much more error than the usual which

    series with the components carrying the current.,

    happened in the 120 and 150 ohm resistors.

    unlike an ammeter, a voltmeter should have a very


    high resistance and it is normally connected in
    parallel with the circuit where the voltage is to be
    measured. With the given value for the volts and with
    different resistor values, minimal error was found for
    the values of the voltage and current based on the
    ohms law as this was perhaps of the ammeter
    resistance doing which has been shown by the given
    table below:
    RL
    25
    30
    40
    75
    120
    150

    IL
    0.6
    0.5
    0.38
    0.2
    0.12
    0.10

    VL
    15.46
    15.48
    15.56
    15.51
    15.56
    15.5

    table.1

    After that, the multimeter or a multitester, also


    known as the VOM (volt-ohm meter or volt-ohmmilliammeter) is now used for the direct testing of
    the resistance and have resulted to minimal error
    and this is due because of the shorting of the probes
    and the sensitivity of the multiteser which can be
    seen in the given data below:
    Actual Value

    Measured

    Percent Error

    25
    30
    40
    75
    120

    Value
    25.3
    30.6
    40.5
    75.5
    115.1

    1.2
    2
    1.25
    0.67
    4.08

    Grading System:
    Introduction (3 pts.)

    Discussion (3 pts.)
    Synthesis (4 pts.)
    Total

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