Figure 1-1.
Connection of an ammeter in a circuit
a. You must observe polarity when connecting an ammeter into an electrical
circuit. To do this properly, you must trace electron flow from the negative (-)
side of the battery through the circuit and back to the positive (+) side of the
battery.
b. Then break the circuit and connect the ammeter so that electrons enter the
negative side and exit through the positive side into the load (fig. 1-1b).
c. An ammeter that measures smaller amounts of current is called either a
milliammeter or a microammeter, depending upon the amounts of current to be
measured.
3.
The electrical instrument used to measure difference of
It is connected so it measures the
difference of potential between two points.
Figure 1-2b illustrates the proper
a. To measure the electromotive force of the battery, you must connect
voltmeter V1 (fig 1-2b), while observing polarity.
To measure the potential
difference between points X and Y of the circuit (fig 1-2a), it is necessary to
trace the electron flow and observe the polarity between points X and Y.
b. Note that the side of the resistor that the electrons enter
is
the
negative side. A meter that is connected across a difference of potential
(fig 1-2b), is in parallel.
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