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    The document describes the components and operation of a moving coil instrument. It discusses the moving coil, magnet system, control via hair springs, damping using an aluminum former, and the pointer and scale.

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    Moving Coil

    It is the current carrying element. suspended arranged in a uniform, radial, horizontal


    magnetic field in the air gap between pole pieces of permanent magnet and iron core.
    Iron core
    used to provide a flux path of low reluctance strong magnetic field increases the
    deflecting torque and hence the sensitivity
    Metal former
    The moving coil is mounted on the metal former. The metal former provides the
    required damping torque. The damping torque is produced due to the eddy currents
    developed in the metal former.
    Suspension
    The coil is supported by a flat ribbon suspension, which carries the current to
    coil. The other current connection is a coiled wire, also called the lower
    suspension. leveled carefully so that the coil hangs straight and centrally without
    rubbing the poles. The upper suspension consists of gold or copper wire of
    nearly 0.0125 or 0.025 mm diameter, rolled into the form of ribbon.The
    controlling torque is usually provided by these suspensions.
    Moving coil:
    The moving coil is wound with many turns of enameled or silk covered copper wire. The coil is mounted on a rectangular
    aluminum former which is pivoted on jewel bearings. The coil moves freely in the field of a permanent magnet.
    Magnet systems:
    Old systems consisted of long U shaped permanent magnets having soft iron pole pieces. Due to development of materials such
    as Alnico and Alcomax, which have a high coercive force, these are replaced by smaller magnets. The flux densities used in PMMC
    instruments vary from 0.1 wb/m2 to 1 wb/m2. Thus in small instruments, it is possible to use a small coil having small number of
    turns and hence reduction of volume is achieved.
    Concentric magnetic construction is employed to obtain larger movement of pointer and long angular swing of coil.
    To protect the system from external magnetic fields, core magnetic construction is used, where the magnet itself acts as core.
    This construction also eliminates the magnetic shunting effects. This construction also eliminates the need for magnetic shielding
    in the form of cases.
    Control:
    The control torque is provided by two phosphor bronze hair springs. These springs also act as current carrying element to the
    moving coil.
    Damping:
    Damping torque is provided by movement of the ‘Al’ former in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet.
    Pointer and scale:
    The pointer is carried by spindle and moves over a graduated scale. The pointer is of lightweight construction, and is often
    twisted to form a fine blade. This helps to reduce the parallax errors in the reading.

    Torque equation same as galvanometer instrument.

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