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    The document describes how to set up an experiment to test Ohm's Law using a power supply, voltmeter, ammeter, and resistance wire. Key steps include: 1) Adjusting the power supply controls and connecting its terminals to complete the circuit. 2) Connecting the voltmeter and ammeter in parallel across the resistance wire to measure voltage and current. 3) Connecting all components in a series circuit following the diagram to test the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.

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    The document describes how to set up an experiment to test Ohm's Law using a power supply, voltmeter, ammeter, and resistance wire. Key steps include: 1) Adjusting the power supply controls and connecting its terminals to complete the circuit. 2) Connecting the voltmeter and ammeter in parallel across the resistance wire to measure voltage and current. 3) Connecting all components in a series circuit following the diagram to test the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.

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    The document describes how to set up an experiment to test Ohm's Law using a power supply, voltmeter, ammeter, and resistance wire. Key steps include: 1) Adjusting the power supply controls and connecting its terminals to complete the circuit. 2) Connecting the voltmeter and ammeter in parallel across the resistance wire to measure voltage and current. 3) Connecting all components in a series circuit following the diagram to test the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.

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    The document describes how to set up an experiment to test Ohm's Law using a power supply, voltmeter, ammeter, and resistance wire. Key steps include: 1) Adjusting the power supply controls and connecting its terminals to complete the circuit. 2) Connecting the voltmeter and ammeter in parallel across the resistance wire to measure voltage and current. 3) Connecting all components in a series circuit following the diagram to test the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance.

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    Ohm’s Law

    Experiment

    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire
    Power
    Supply

    • For this experiment


    – Current controls need to be turned completely
    counterclockwise -- we will later adjust the current to 1A.
    – Voltage controls completely clockwise Notice that there is a
    coarse and fine adjustment for both current and voltage.
    • When the green power button is pushed in, the power supply is
    on. When it is out, the power is off.
    • You will use the + and − terminals to complete the circuit just like
    you would for a battery.
    Voltmeter
    • The black terminal is the negative or
    common terminal.
    • The red terminals are the positive. There are
    three scales on the meter in the picture.
    Always start with the coarsest scale, in this
    case 30V. If the reading is less than 15V or
    3V then you should change to the
    appropriate finer scale. You do not want to
    be using the 3 volt scale to measure 30
    volts! This will damage the meter.

    To use a voltmeter to read


    the voltage of your power
    supply: connect the “0”
    terminal on the voltmeter to
    the “-” terminal of the
    power supply (the black
    line) and the 30V terminal
    to the “+” terminal (the red
    line).
    Ammeter
    • The black terminal is the
    negative or common terminal.
    • The red terminals are the
    positive. There are three
    scales on the meter in the
    picture. Always start with the
    coarsest scale, in this case 5A.
    If the reading is less than 0.5A
    or 0.05A, then you should
    change to the appropriate finer
    scale. You do not want to be
    using the 0.5 scale to measure
    3A! This will damage the
    meter.
    • To connect the circuit,
    first put the items in
    the circuit on the table
    in a position similar to
    that in the diagram.
    This is not necessary
    but it makes it easier.

    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire
    The red wire is
    connecting the
    positive terminal of
    the power supply to
    point A, the end of
    the resistance wire.
    The resistance wire
    lays on top of the
    meter stick

    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire
    The blue wire is
    connecting the
    point A, the end of
    the resistance wire
    to the voltmeter.
    One banana plug
    can attach to the
    other banana plug
    at point A.

    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire
    The yellow wire is
    connecting negative terminal
    of the voltmeter to the sliding
    switch. To make this
    connection, a banana plug
    was plugged into the
    voltmeter; an alligator patch
    cord was attached to the at
    the other end of the banana
    parch cord. The other end
    of the alligator cord goes to
    the sliding switch.

    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire
    A black wire was then connected from
    point B, the end of the resistance wire
    to the positive terminal of the ammeter
    and from the ammeter to the switch.

    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire
    A blue wire was then connected from the switch to the negative
    terminal of the power supply. This completed the circuit.
    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire
    Yes. When the switch is
    connected in this manner it
    will complete the circuit.

    No. This will not work. Why?


    Please note that the colors of the wires is not
    important. Different color wires were used in these
    pictures to help illustrate how to wire the circuit.

    Notice that wiring is simply a matter of following the circuit diagram. Pick a starting point and
    go from one point to the next. Placing the items to wire in a position similar to the diagram
    makes this easy.
    E S
    − +
    A

    C
    A B

    + V
    Resistance Wire

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