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DC Current Measurement

Figure 11 shows a simplified diagram of the DC current measuring circuit.  Here the resistors are placed

across the meter to shunt the current.  On the 50mA range, the current is fed directly to the meter and the

voltage drop across the meter at full scale deflection is .1 volt.  On all of the other ranges, the full scale volt-

age drop across the meter is .25 volts.  A .5 amp fuse and special diodes are added to the circuit for pro-

tection against overload.

Figure 11

Resistance Measurement

Figure 12 shows a simplified diagram of the resistance measuring circuit.  Here a known 1% resistor, in par-

allel with the meter and the zero adjust resistors, is compared to the external resistor in a series circuit.  The

current is supplied by the 3V battery on the X1, X10 and X1K ranges.  On the X10K range, a 9V battery is

placed in series with the 3V battery to supply more current to the series circuit.  To calibrate the ohms cir-

cuit, the external resistor is made zero ohms by shorting the test leads together.  This places the full battery

voltage across the internal resistors.  The current in the meter is adjusted to full scale deflection, or zero

reading on the dial.  When an external resistor is made equal to the internal resistance, the meter will deflect

to half scale and the dial marking will show its value.

Figure 12

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R12

.96

R9

3K

0.25A / 10A

R10

102

FUSE

--COM

25

2.5

R11

10

50

µ

A

DC 10A

.025

Shunt

D4

D3

R20

18.5

R19

44K

FUSE

-COM

X1

External

Resistor

+

R21

200

R22

34K

X1K

X10

3V

X10K

9V

R25

10K

R24

18K

R23

195K

 

Summary of Contents for M-1150K

Page 1: ...ANALOG MULTIMETER MODEL M 1150K Assembly and Instruction Manual Elenco Electronics Inc Copyright 1995 Elenco Electronics Inc Revised 1997 REV D 753012...

Page 2: ...black yellow brown 174031 r 1 R16 6 75M 1 1 2W blue violet green yellow brown 176731 r 1 R8 15M 1 1W brown green black green brown 181532 r 1 R1 680 Pot 191311 r 1 R25 10K Pot 191515 NOTE All fixed re...

Page 3: ...be heated sufficiently so that the solder flows freely Apply the solder simultaneously to the component lead and the component pad on the PC board so that good solder flow will occur Be sure that the...

Page 4: ...gend Band r R1 680 Pot see Figure A r D2 2CZ82P Diode see Figure C r R18 2K 1 1 4W Resistor red black black brown brown r R24 18K 1 1 4W Resistor brown gray black red brown r R19 44K 1 1 4W Resistor y...

Page 5: ...own r R7 4M 1 1 2W Resistor yellow black black yellow brown r R6 800K 1 1 4W Resistor gray black black orange brown r R5 150K 1 1 4W Resistor brown green black orange brown r R3 5K 1 1 4W Resistor gre...

Page 6: ...of grease on top of the spring r Place a ball bearing on top of the spring and carefully push it down into the housing r Holding the bearing in place insert the housing into the case as shown in Figur...

Page 7: ...r Install the the two AA batteries in the battery compartment Be sure to observe the polarity markings on the bottom of the battery compartment r Connect the battery snap to the 9 volt battery and pl...

Page 8: ...the 2 5V scale 155 on 250V scale Shunt Wire Calibration To calibrate the shunt wire you will need a 5A current source like a 5V power supply and a 1 25 watt resis tor If a 5A source is not available...

Page 9: ...ck resistors R24 R25 and R2 through R9 for cor rect values and good solder connections No AC voltage reading 1 Check for open fuse Refer to Figure 8 for a better understanding 2 Check diodes D1 throug...

Page 10: ...assemble and try the Dial Scale Reading Exercise included with this kit Before starting tests set the meter needle to zero The zero adjust screw is located on the meter face next to the base of the ne...

Page 11: ...red and the other with a black alligator clip There is a 24K resistor in series with the black wire on the double test lead To measure the hFE beta of an NPN transistor proceed as follows 1 Plug the...

Page 12: ...ng of the meter is a very important factor to be considered when measuring the voltage of a high resistance circuit Take the example where two 1M resistors are connected in series across a 9V bat tery...

Page 13: ...s is compared to the external resistor in a series circuit The current is supplied by the 3V battery on the X1 X10 and X1K ranges On the X10K range a 9V battery is placed in series with the 3V battery...

Page 14: ...t and the lower the effective resis tance The meter reads this resistance and the hFE of the transistor may be read on the hFE scale Figure 13 Specifications Measurement Ranges Accuracy Remarks DC Vol...

Page 15: ...SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 14...

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