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TUTORIAL 2

1. An ammeter as in Figure 1 has a PMMC instrument with a coil resistance of Rm = 99Ω and
f.s.d current of 0.1mA. Shunt resistance Rs = 1Ω. Determine the total current passing through
the ammeter at a) f.s.d, b) 0.5 f.s.d, c) 0.25 f.s.d
[10mA, 5mA, 2.5mA]

Figure 1

2. A PMMC instrument has a f.s.d of 100µA and a coil resistance of 1kΩ. Calculate the required
shunt resistance value to convert the instrument into an ammeter with:
a) f.s.d = 100mA
b) f.s.d = 1A
[1.001Ω, 0.10001Ω]

3. A PMMC instrument has a three-resistor Ayrton shunt connected across it to make an ammeter
as in Figure 2. The resistance values are R1 = 4.5Ω, R2 = 0.45Ω and R3 = 0.05Ω. The meter has
Rm = 1kΩ and If.s.d = 50µA. Calculate the three ranges of the ammeter.
[10.05mA, 100.05mA, 1.005A]

Rm=1k

+ -

C B A

R3 R2 R1

I3 I2 I1

Selector
+

Figure 2

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4. An ammeter is connected to measure the current in a 10Ω load supplied from a 10V source as
in Figure 3. Calculate the circuit current if the ammeter resistance Rs is :
a) 0.1Ω
b) 1.0Ω
Also in each case, calculate the effect of the ammeter on the current level.
[0.99A, 1.0%, 0.909A, 9.1%]

Figure 3

5. A PMMC instrument with a f.s.d of 100µA and a coil resistance of 1kΩ in Figure 4 to be
converted into a voltmeter. Determine the required multiplier resistance if the voltmeter is to
measure 100V at full scale. Also calculate the applied voltage when the instrument indicates
0.75, 0.5 and 0.25 f.s.d.
[999kΩ, 75V, 25V]

Figure 4

6. A PMMC instrument with a f.s.d of 50µA and Rm = 1700Ω to be employed as a voltmeter

with range of 10V, 50V and 100V. Calculate the required values of multiplier resistors for the
circuits of Figure 5(a) and Figure 5(b).

[a)198.3kΩ, 998.3kΩ, 1.9983MΩ, b)198.3kΩ, 800kΩ, 1MΩ]

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Figure 5(a) Figure 5(b)

7. A voltmeter on a 5V range is connected to measure the voltage across R2 = 50kΩ in the circuit
shown in Figure 6 given R1 = 70kΩ. Calculate VR2
a) without the meter connected
b) with a voltmeter having a sensitivity of 20kΩ/V
c) with a voltmeter having a sensitivity of 200kΩ/V
[5V, 3.87V, 4.86V]

Figure 6

8. Referring to the Figure 7 the reading of voltmeter A is 3.53V when it is connected across point
X and Y. When the voltmeter B is connected at the same terminal, the output voltage produced
will be 4.9V. What is the sensitivity value for voltmeter B if the sensitivity of voltmeter A is
1kΩ/V and both voltmeters A and B are set on its 10V range.
[20kΩ/V]

Figure 7

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