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    Moving Coil Meters

    The design of a voltmeter, ammeter or ohmmeter begins with a currentsensitive element. Though most modern meters have solid state digital readouts,
    the physics is more readily demonstrated with a moving coil current detector
    called a galvanometer. Since the modifications of the current sensor are
    compact, it is practical to have all three functions in a single instrument with
    multiple ranges of sensitivity. Schematically, a single range "multimeter" might
    be designed as illustrated.

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    Voltmeter design Ammeter design Ohmmeter design


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    Voltmeter
    A voltmeter measures the change in voltage between two points in an electric
    circuit and therefore must be connected in parallel with the portion of the
    circuit on which the measurement is made. By contrast, an ammeter must be
    connected in series. In analogy with a water circuit, a voltmeter is like a meter
    designed to measure pressure difference. It is necessary for the voltmeter to
    have a very high resistance so that it does not have an appreciable affect on the
    current or voltage associated with the measured circuit. Modern solid-state
    meters have digital readouts, but the principles of operation can be better
    appreciated by examining the older moving coil meters based on galvanometer
    sensors.

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    Ammeter
    An ammeter is an instrument for measuring the electric current in amperes in a
    branch of an electric circuit. It must be placed in series with the measured
    branch, and must have very low resistance to avoid significant alteration of the
    current it is to measure. By contrast, an voltmeter must be connected in
    parallel. The analogy with an in-line flowmeter in a water circuit can help
    visualize why an ammeter must have a low resistance, and why connecting an
    ammeter in parallel can damage the meter. Modern solid-state meters have
    digital readouts, but the principles of operation can be better appreciated by
    examining the older moving coil meters based on galvanometer sensors.
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    Ohmmeter
    The standard way to measure resistance in ohms is to supply a constant voltage
    to the resistance and measure the current through it. That current is of course
    inversely proportional to the resistance according to Ohm's law, so that you
    have a non-linear scale. The current registered by the current sensing element is
    proportional to 1/R, so that a large current implies a small resistance. Modern
    solid-state meters have digital readouts, but the principles of operation can be
    better appreciated by examining the older moving coil meters based on
    galvanometer sensors.
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    Voltmeter/Ammeter Measurements
    The value of electrical resistance associated with a circuit element or appliance
    can be determined by measuring the voltage across it with a voltmeter and the
    current through it with an ammeter and then dividing the measured voltage by
    the current. This is an application of Ohm's law, but this method works even
    for non-ohmic resistances where the resistance might depend upon the current.
    At least in those cases it gives you the effective resistance in ohms under that
    specific combination of voltage and current.

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    volts and I =

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