TEST 13

Problem 444:
A DC ammeter has an internal resistance of 0.1 ohm. A shunt of 1.010 x 10-3 ohm is connected to
the ammeter. What is the multiplier of the set up?
A. 80
B. 100
C. 50
D. 10
Problem 445:
A 1% d'Arsonval meter movement has coil and swamping resistance adding to 200 ohms.The
full-scale voltage is 50 mV. Determine the shunt resistance required producing 1 A full scale current
meter?
A. 52.02mΩ
B. 49.22mΩ
C. 50.01mΩ
D. 48.74mΩ
Problem 446:
A galvanometer with a 20-ohm coil resistance has a full-scale deflection current of 10 mA. If a
0.02 ohm is placed across the meter to increase its capacity, what is the approximate new full scale
current of the meter?

A. 10.10A
B. 11.01 A
C. 10.11A
D. 10.01 A

Problem 447:
A moving iron meter gives full-scale deflection with 100 V applied across the coil. The coil has
20,000 turns and a resistance of 2.5kΩ. If this instrument is to be used as an ammeter with a full-
scale deflection of 10 A, how many turns are needed?

A. 80
B. 100
C. 50
D. 70

Problem 448:
A moving iron ammeter is wound with 50 turns and give full-scale deflection with 4 A. If it is desired to
extend the full-scale reading to 10 A, how many turns are needed on the same bobbin?

A. 40
B. 20
C.10
D. 30
Problem 449:
A galvanometer has a coil resistance of 50 ohms and a current sensitivity of 0.001 μA per mm.
How much is the voltage across its terminals when the deflection is 15 cm at full scale?

A. 7.50μV
B. 10.0μV
C. 8.25μV
D. 9.05μV

Problem 450: EE Board October 1994

A 0-10 mA galvanometer with a coil resistance of 20 ohms is converted to a 0-50 V voltmeter by
using

A. 50 ohms shunt resistor

B. 4980 ohms series resistor
C. 5000 ohms series resistor
D. 5020 ohms series resistor
Problem 451:
A certain 50 μA meter movement has a resistance of 90 ohms. What value of series multiplie is
needed to make the instrument to read 5 V (maximum).
A..102 kΩ
B. 99.91 kΩ
C. 110kΩ
D. 98 kΩ

Problem 452:
A voltmeter with an internal resistance of 5000 ohms is calibrated to read 10volts at full scale.
How much series resistance is needed in order to measure 150volts at full scale?

A. 70kΩ
B. 75kΩ
C. 72kΩ
D. 78kΩ

Problem 453:
A 1000 ohms per volt, 2% meter movement has a coil resistance of 200 ohms.Determine the
external resistance necessary to provide a full-scale reading of 5 V.
A. 4.5kΩ
B. 5.2kΩ
C. 5.0kΩ
D. 4.8kΩ
Problem 454:
An ammeter rated 5 A, having a resistance of 0.5 Ω, is to be converted into a 200-V voltmeter
by connecting a resistor in series with the ammeter. Calculate the value of this resistance.
A. 37.4Ω
B. 34.6Ω
C. 39.5Ω
D. 35.5Ω

Problem 455:
A direct current wattmeter with a potentia! coil connected across the load side of the instrument
reads 250 W. If the voltage across the load is rated at 230 V, what is the actual power drawn by the
load. The resistance of the potential coil is known to be 1 kΩ.

A. 194.2W
B. 197.1W
C. 193.5W
D. 189.6 W

Problem 456: EE Board April 1992

The stator of a 440-V, 50-hp shunt motor is tested at 75℃ for its insulation resistance between
terminals connected together and the ground frame. When a 50,000-ohm voltmeter is connected in
series with a 600-V DC source and the insulation resistance, the meter indicates 125 V. Calculate
the insulation resistance.
A. 170kΩ
B. 190kΩ
C. 180kΩ
D. 200kΩ
Problem 457:
It is desired to measure the resistance of the insulation between the motor winding and the
motor frame. A 300- V, 50,000 ohm voltmeter is used in making the when connected in series with
the insulation, it reads5 V. Find the insulation resistance.

A. 2.42 MΩ
B. 2.25 MΩ
C.2.96 MΩ
D. 2.35 MΩ
Problem 458:
When a 150 kΩ voltmeter is connected across a constant source, it registers 230 V. When one
terminal is connected to the core of a cable while the rubber insulation of the cable is connected to
the other terminal of the line, the meter registers 15 V. Determine the insulation resistance of the
cable.
A. 2150kΩ
B. 2000 kΩ
C. 2202 kΩ
D. 2480 kΩ
Problem 459:
An unknown voltage is to be measured by means of a 250 V-scale voltmeter having an internal
resisance of 10,000 ohms. For safety purposes a 1000 ohms resistor is connected in series with
one of the voltmeter terminals. If the meter reads 200 volts,determine the unknown voltage.

A. 250V
B. 220V
C. 230V
D. 300V
Problem 460:
Two identical 1000 ohm per volt DC voltmeter are connected in series to measure an unknown
supply voltage. The first voltmeter is connected to its 200 V scale while the second voltmeter is
connected to its 250 V scale. What is the voltage of the supply if the first voltmeter reads 100 V.

A. 225V
B. 220V
C. 230V
D. 242V
Problem 461:
A 20 kΩ per volt voltmeter indicated a reading of 250 V on its 300 V scale when used to
measure an unknown voltage. If a 50 kΩ resistor was connected in series with the instrument
during the test, determine the value of the unknown voltage.

A. 238 V
B. 245 V
C. 248 V
D. 225 V
Problem 462:
A 300-V voltmeter draws 2-mA current for full-scale deflection. This voltmeter is used to
measure the voltage across a 50 kΩ resistor in series with a 25 kΩ resistor.The combination of the
resistors is being connected across a 150-V source. What is the voltmeter reading?
A. 98V
B. 102V
C. 90V
D. 88V
Problem 463: EE Board October 1986
The Meralco test of a 10-A wattmeter having a constant of 0.4, the disk makes 40 revolutions
in 53.6 seconds. The average volts and amperes during this period of test are 116 volts and 9.4 A.
What is the percent accuracy of te meter at this load.

A. 97.45%
B. 98.58%
C. 98.07%
D. 96.44%
Problem 464: EE Board April 1992
In a test of a 10-ampere wattmeter having a constant of 0.40, the disk makes 40revolutions in
55 seconds. The average volts and amperes during this period are 116volts and 10 amps.
Determine the percent accuracy of this meter at this load.

A. 92.34
B.91.03%
C.83.46%
D. 90.28%

Problem 465:
A given ampere-hour meter is under test by connecting it across a 230-V DC source. For a
duration of 180 minutes, a constant current of 20 A flows. This meter registers 570.5 and 582.3 kW-
hr before and after the test respectively. Calculate the percentage accuracy of the meter.

A. 92.31%
B. 90.02%
C. 91.44%
D. 89.20%

Problem 466:
A 15 A, 120-V watthour meter has a disk constant of 2. When tested on a unity power factor
load, 24 disk revolutions are counted in a period of 2 minutes. How to 0.5 lagging. Assume the
same line current and voltage in both conditions.
A. 6
B. 10
C. 8
D. 12
Problem 467:
A single phase three wire, 60 Hz, 220 V, watthour-meter has a disc contain of 1.2. Determine the
energy recorded by the meter after 18,000 revolutions of the disc.

A. 21.6 kW-hr
B. 20.5 kW-hr
C. 25.4 kW-hr
D. 27.6 kW-hr
Problem 468:
A 115-V, 10 A, three-phase watt-hour meter, having a basic meter constant of k = 2/3 is
connected to a three- phase, three-wire circuit through a 100:5 ampere CT and 2300:115 volt PT. A
time check shows that the meter disk is making 15revolutions in 50 seconds. What is actual kW of
the load?

A. 720 kW
B. 288 kW
C. 524 kW
D. 380 kW
Problem 469: EE Board March 1998
A power plant customer draws power at 220 volts from transformers on a pole.Current
transformers with ratio of 200/5 are used to meter the electrical usage. What is the multiplier of the
kW-hr and demand meters?

A. 40
B. 200
C. 100
D. 80
Problem 470:
A current transformer with a turns rati of 100:5 and a potential transformer with a turns ratio of
10:1 are connected to the current and voltage coils of a single-phase wattmeter measuring power
delivered to a load. If the wattmeter reading is 240 W,what is the actual power measured delivered
to the load?

A. 50,000 watts
B. 42,000 watts
C. 48,000 watts
D. 45,000 watts
Problem 471: EE Board October 1997
At a 115 kV substation, the PT ratio is 1000 and the CT ratio is 1200/5. The potential going into
the wattmeter is 115 volts. What is the MW indicated when the wattmeter reads 800 watts?

A. 192 MW
B 15.0 MW
C. 19.2 MW
D. 150 MW

Problem 472:
A 15 A, 120-V watt-hour meter has a disk constant of 2. When tested on a 0.8power factor
load, 24 disk revolutions are counted in a period of 3 minutes. Calculate the current drawn by the
load.

A. 10A
B. 8A
C. 6A
D. 12A
Problem 473:

In a given test, it was found out that with a current of-40 A, the disc of a given ampere-hour
meter made 160 revolutions in 4 minutes. If the meter constant of the instrument is 50 coulombs per
revolution, determine the multiplying factor to be used in order to give the correct energy
consumption of the load.

A. 0.833
B. 0.707
C. 0.922
D. 0.866
Problem 474:

An unknown resistor Rx as shown is to be measured by means of a Wheatstone bridge, when

the ratio arms are arranged ohms and ohms, balance is obtained when rheostat arm is equal to
1256·ohms,what is the value of the unknown resistor?

A. 10.47Ω
B. 11.24Ω
C. 13.22Ω
D. 14.05Ω

Problem 475:
An unknown resistance x as shown is measured by a slide wire bridge (a simple contact. Balanced
is obtained when AD equals 32.5 cm. Find the value of the unknown resistance x.

A. 45.32Ω
B. 48.14Ω
C. 50.04Ω
D. 43.44Ω
Problem 476:
A two-conductor underground cable 2800 ft long is used to interconnect a home base station to
another station. One conductor is grounded at some point. A Murray loop test was conducted at the
home base with a 100-cm slide wire bridge. If a balance on the bridge was obtained at 76 cm, at
what distance is the fault from the home base?

A. 1287 ft
B. 1415 ft
C. 1344 ft
D. 1302 ft