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Meters - P3, Week 3
Meters - P3, Week 3
Colour Codes
Meters
Moving
coil
meters
must
take
a
current
to
give
a
non-zero
reading
(a)
Ammeter
measures
current
(b)
Voltmeter
measures
voltage
2 A V
where
iRC Rsh = (I i)
i is the full scale deec4on current I is the current through the circuit Rc is the resistance of the meter coil
where
V Rs = Rc i
i is the full scale deec4on current V is the voltage RC is the resistance of the meter coil
Potentiometer
A
potenAometer
is
used
to
measure
e.m.fs
and
p.d.s
Consists
of
resistor(s)
and
a
voltmeter
A E + - C L V B
To determine Etest measure length of wire when voltmeter shows no deecAon (0 reading)
Voltmeter has resistance R Power cell has internal resistance r Current through circuit: I = (e.m.f.)/(R+r) = E/(R+r) P.d across voltmeter: V = I R = ER/(R+r) Measured value for the voltage always less than the e.m.f of the cell
Converting
Ammeters
A
Galvanometer
is
a
type
of
sensiAve
Ammeter
Analog
devices
that
can
measure
low
currents
No
shunt
resistor
DeecAon
of
the
pointer
comes
as
a
response
to
current
owing
through
the
coil
(RC)
in
a
magneAc
eld
To
convert
a
galvanometer
into
an
ammeter,
connect
a
shunt
resistor
in
parallel
to
the
galvanometer
The
value
of
the
shunt
resistance
connected
will
determine
your
new
range
of
deecAon
A
lower
shunt
resistor
will
allow
more
of
the
current
through
that
component
of
the
circuit
so
less
current
will
pass
through
the
Rc
of
the
Galvanometer,
thereby
increasing
its
range
Converting
Ammeters
Galvanometers
can
also
be
converted
into
Voltmeters
by
adding
a
large
(mulAplier)
resistance
in
series
with
the
galvanometer
A
G
Rc
B
Rs
I
Vfsd=IRc
The introducAon of the mulAplier resistor into the circuit INCREASED the potenAal dierence between A and B because the potenAal drops when current ows through a resistor
We
want
to
measure
Etest
Connect
a
cell
of
known
e.m.f
and
nd
the
balance
point
Edriver
Record
the
balance
length
Get
k
(the
p.d.
per
unit
length)
A switch Estand + +
Flick
the
switch
and
measure
the
new
balance
length
LBD
k
is
known
so
solve
for
Etest
Etest=kLBD
=
(Estand/LBC)
LBD
Edriver
+
-
LBD
+ LBC
V Etest
kLBK
+ -
V Etest
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To
Do
From
chapter
22
read
secAon
22.5
From
chapter
23
read
secAons
23.1,
23.2
Homework
Assignment
wk3:
quesAons
23.1,
23.3,
23.4,
23.5,
23.6
Hand
it
in
no
later
than
4:00pm
next
Wednesday
-
LATE
WORK
WILL
NOT
BE
ACCEPTED
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