PIRA 5F40.00 INSTRUMENTS

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
5F40.00Instruments
5F40.10sensitivity and resistivity of a galv.PIRA 1000
5F40.10sensitivity and resistance of a galvAJP 29(6),373A circuit for the determination of galvanometric constants.
5F40.10sensitivity and resistance of galvanEj-5Use external resistors to measure the resistance and sensitivity of a galvanometer.
5F40.15voltmeter and electroscopeE-154Connect series resistance to a galvanometer to make a voltmeter with low sensitivity and measure several dry batteries in series with both the voltmeter and an electroscope.
5F40.20galv. as ammeter and voltmeterPIRA 1000
5F40.20converting a galvanometer to a voltmEj-6Knowing the resistance and sensitivity of a galvanometer, add a series resistance and check with a voltage.
5F40.20galvanometer as voltmeter and ammeteDisc 17-26A galvanometer is used with shunt and series resistors.
5F40.21loading by voltmeterPIRA 1000
5F40.21loading by a voltmeterDisc 18-04Measure the voltage across a high resistance circuit with high and low impedance voltmeters.
5F40.25converting a galvanometer to a ammetEj-7Knowing the resistance and sensitivity of a galvanometer, add a shunt resistance and measure a current.
5F40.30hot wire ammeterEj-3A crude hot wire galvanometer.
5F40.30hot wire ammeterH-11Diagram of a hot wire ammeter. (E-171).
5F40.35iron vane meterEj-4Repulsion from induced magnetism in two soft iron bars in a solenoid forms the basis of a heavy current ammeter.
5F40.50multimetersE-2dA couple multimeters are pictured.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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