DC CHAPTER 10
A test meter that uses a scale and pointer to indicate values is a(n) _____ meter.
analog
When using a(n) _____ ammeter, the meter is only connected to one of the lines.
clamp-on
Moving coil meter is another name for the _____ meter movement.
d'Arsonval
One of the most common analog meter movements is the _____.
d'Arsonval movement
A meter that uses the taut band suspension and operates on very tiny amounts of current is often called a _____.
galvanometer
The low-impedance voltage tester is most suitable for use in _____.
high power circuits
The _____ effect occurs when the connection of a meter to the circuit changes the entire circuit operation.
loading
A(n) _____ ammeter operates on more than one range by connecting the meter movement to different shunts.
multirange
Most voltmeters are _____ voltmeters, meaning they are designed to use one meter movement to measure several ranges.
multirange
A(n) _____ must NEVER be connected to a circuit when the circuit power is turned on.
ohmmeter
Resistance is measured with a(n) _____.
ohmmeter
A special meter that is used to display short-duration, low-voltage pulses is called a(n) _____.
oscilloscope
The Wheatstone bridge is used to measure _____.
resistance
The most common type of ohmmeter is the series type. On an analog series ohmmeter scale, zero is on the _____.
right
An ammeter is connected in _____ with the load to permit the load to limit current flow.
series
An ammeter _____ is a low-resistance device used to conduct most circuit current away from the meter movement.
shunt
A(n) _____ is designed to be connected directly across the power source.
voltmeter
The meter that measures true power in a circuit is the _____.
wattmeter
When a(n) _____ is used, the resistors are connected in parallel with the meter on some ranges and in series for other ranges.
Ayrton shunt
The d'Arsonval meter movement is operated by applying _____ current to the coil.
DC
A voltmeter has a very _____ resistance connected in series with the meter movement.
HIGH
