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What meters operate from their own power sources?
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Self-excited.
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What physical component of a galvanometer provides the restoring force for the coil?
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Phosphor bronze ribbons.
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In a galvanometer, what two methods are used to indicate the amount of coil rotation?
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The pointer arrangement and the light and mirror arrangement.
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What is the primary disadvantage of the pointer arrangement for indicating coil rotation?
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Coil balance.
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What component of the D’Arsonval meter movement completes the circuit for current flow to the
coil? |
Hairspring.
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What component supplies restoring force to the coil of the D’Arsonval meter movement?
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Hairspring.
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What advantage is gained by using pole pieces with curved faces in the D’Arsonval meter
movement? |
Makes it possible to have a more linear scale than if the poles were flat
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What structurally large, low-resistance conductor is connected in parallel with the meter
movement to prevent damage? |
Shunt.
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What type of temperature coefficient material does not produce increased heat in response to
increased current flow? |
Zero-temperature coefficient
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A good choice of shunt resistance will place the indicating pointer near what part of the meter
scale with a normal load? |
Midscale.
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In what manner are current-measuring instruments connected to a circuit?
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In series.
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An ammeter should always be connected so that current will flow into what terminal and out of
what terminal? |
Negative, positive
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(True or False) The larger the current required to produce full-scale deflection of the meter coil,
the better the sensitivity of the meter. |
False.
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What condition exists when the insertion of a meter into a circuit changes the operation of the
circuit? |
Meter-loading
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What modification is made to the D’Arsonval meter movement to enable the meter to measure
voltage? |
A multimeter (high resistance) is placed in series with the coil of the meter.
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What factors determine the value of the multiplier resistor?
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The current required for full-scale deflection, and the range of the voltage to be measured.
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In what manner are voltage-measuring instruments connected to the circuit to be measured?
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In parallel.
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When making voltage measurements in a high-resistance circuit, you should always use a
voltmeter with what relative value of resistance? |
High.
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What term is used to express the sensitivity of a voltmeter?
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Ohms per volt.
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What instrument is used for measuring the insulation resistance of cables?
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Megohmmeter (megger).
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What added features enable a dc milliammeter to function as an ohmmeter?
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1. A source of dc potential. 2. One or more resistors (one of which is variable).
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A full-scale deflection on an ohmmeter scale indicates what resistance between the leads?
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Zero.
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The R ´ 100 resistance selection on an ohmmeter has what amount of resistance compared to the
R ´ 10 selection? |
1/10.
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What is the purpose of the guard ring in a megohmmeter?
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Shunts leakage current, which prevents false readings.
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Most meggers you will use are rated at what voltage?
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500.
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The development of excessive test voltages is avoided by the use of meggers equipped with what
device? |
Friction clutches.
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What components in an electrodynamometer-type meter movement produce the magnetic field?
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Fixed coils
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What is the limiting factor as to the amount of current an electrodynamometer meter movement
can handle? |
Size of spiral conducting
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What is the primary advantage of the electrodynamometer-type meter over the D’Arsonval-type
meter? |
The electrodynamometer-type meter can be used to measure both ac and dc currents.
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What element controls the number of electrons striking the screen?
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Control grid.
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What element is controlled to focus the beam?
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The first anode.
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Why are the electrostatic fields between the electron gun elements called lenses?
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Because they bend electron streams in much the same manner that optical lenses bend light rays
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What is the function of the second anode?
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It accelerates the electrons emerging from the first anode.
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What effect do longer deflection plates have on the electron beam?
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A greater deflection angle
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What effect does closer spacing of plates have on the electron beam?
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A greater deflection angle
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Is the deflection angle greater with higher or lower potential on the plates?
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Higher potential.
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Is the deflection angle greater when the beam is moving faster or slower?
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Slower beam.
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Waveforms are described in terms of what two functions?
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Amplitude and time.
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The vertical-deflection plates are used to reproduce what function?
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Amplitude
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The horizontal-deflection plates are used to produce what function?
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Time and/or frequency relationships.
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Why are the ends of the deflection plates bent outward?
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To permit wide-angle deflection of the beam.
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What term is used to describe the reciprocal of deflection sensitivity of a scope?
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Deflection factor.
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List the circuits that all oscilloscopes have in common.
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A CRT, a group of control circuits, power supply, sweep circuitry, and deflection circuitry.
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When you select the time base to display a signal, should the time base be the same, higher, or
lower than the input signal? |
Lower.
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Oscilloscopes are used to measure what quantities?
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Amplitude, phase, time, and frequency.
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Scopes that produce two channels on a single CRT with a single beam are referred to as what
types of scopes? |
Dual-trace oscilloscopes
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The first converter is also known by what other name?
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Front end.
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