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B-005-13: Introduction to meters and measurements

B-005-13-01: How is a voltmeter usually connected to a circuit under test?

In parallel with the circuit

In series with the circuit

In quadrature with the circuit

In phase with the circuit



B-005-13-02: How is an ammeter usually connected to a circuit under test?

In series with the circuit

In quadrature with the circuit

In phase with the circuit

In parallel with the circuit



B-005-13-03: What does a multimeter measure?

Voltage, current and resistance

Resistance, capacitance and inductance

Resistance and reactance

SWR and power



B-005-13-04: The correct instrument to measure plate current or collector current of a transmitter is:

an ammeter

an ohmmeter

a wattmeter

a voltmeter



B-005-13-05: Which of the following meters would you use to measure the power supply current drawn by a small hand-held transistorized receiver?

a DC ammeter

an RF ammeter

an RF power meter

an electrostatic voltmeter



B-005-13-06: When measuring current drawn from a DC power supply, it is true to say that the meter will act in circuit as:

a low value resistance

a perfect conductor

an extra current drain

an insulator



B-005-13-07: When measuring the current drawn by a receiver from a power supply, the current meter should be placed:

in series with one of the receiver power leads

in series with both receiver power leads

in parallel with both receiver power supply leads

in parallel with one of the receiver power leads



B-005-13-08: Potential difference is measured by means of:

a voltmeter

a wattmeter

an ohmmeter

an ammeter



B-005-13-09: Voltage drop means:

voltage between the terminals of a component

the voltage which is dissipated before useful work is accomplished

difference in voltage at output terminals of a transformer

any point in a radio circuit which has zero voltage



B-005-13-10: The instrument used for measuring the flow of electrical current is the:

ammeter

faradmeter

wattmeter

voltmeter



B-005-13-11: In measuring volts and amperes, the connections should be made with:

the voltmeter in parallel and ammeter in series

the voltmeter in series and ammeter in parallel

both voltmeter and ammeter in series

both voltmeter and ammeter in parallel





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