Electric Meters
What would be the resistance of a motor winding that is shorted?
0 ohm
Air-conditioning equipment is designed to operate at a voltage of plus or minus _____ percent.
10
A reading on a digital meter is 120.8; this meter utilizes a _____ digit reading.
3 1/2
The conductor is wrapped around the jaws of the clamp-on ammeter 5 times. If the reading is 35. what is the total current draw of the load?
7 amps
What would be the results of checking voltage with an ohmmeter that has no safety devices?
a damaged meter
What are the results of clamping a clamp-on ammeter around more than one conductor?
a zero reading
What would be the resistance of a circuit with a measurable resistance?
any number
What should be done first in troubleshooting a unit that is not operating?
check the voltage being supplied to the unit
What electrical meter is commonly used to determine the current draw of an electric motor?
clamp-on ammeter
What word is used to refer to a complete circuit that allows current to flow?
continuity
What precaution shouls be taken when checking the resistence of a circuit with an ohm-meter?
disconnect the circuit from the power source
When a service technician desires to check an unknown voltage; the voltmeter should be set on the ______ scale.
highest
What would be the resistance of a circuit that is open?
infinite ohms
If the technician needs to check the resistance of an electrical component in a circuit, what must be done to the component?
isolate thw component being checked
Most analog, electric meters make use of the _______ to create needle movement.
magnetic field
What is produced around a conductor when current is flowing through the conductor?
magnetism
The digital meter make use of ______ to measure and display the electrical characteristics of a circuit.
ohm's law
The voltmeter is connected to the circuit in _____.
parallel
The inline ammeter must be connected in ______ to read the current draw of the motor.
series