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BWC 131 - Extra Low Voltage, Magnetism and Meters Flashcards

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What are the elastic lines that make up the magnetic field

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Lines of Flux

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The ability for a material to carry a magnetic field is called

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Permeability

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The inverse effect of permeability is called

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Reluctance

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How do Lines of Flux behave

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Exit the north pole re-enter the south pole.

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Like Poles

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repel

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unlike poles

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attract

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What is Flux Density

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Measure of Field Concentration

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What is the driving force for all magnetic Fields

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Magneto motive force (mmf

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Where is the Magnetic field the strongest

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close to the conductor

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If two conductors are in parallel and current is in the same direction what happens to the conductor

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the are drawn together

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If two conductors are in parallel and current is in different direction what happens to the conductor

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The are pushed apart

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What is a newton

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Force of Gravity

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When a conductor is wound into a coil the magneto-motive force that surrounds the conductor becomes

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much more concentrated

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What type of core do most magnets have?

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Iron

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What is a core made of

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Air or Iron

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breaks in a magnetic circuit are dalled

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air gaps

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what is the function for magnetic strength

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size of the poles and flux density

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how do magnetic fileds flow

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they expand or contract in concentric loops

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what is it called when the reluctance of the core is infinite and
the field through the core of the electromagnet will not increase regardless of the increase in the current through the coil.

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saturation

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the way a response lags behind its cause is

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Hysteresis

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how well a magnetic material retains its magnetism after the
magnetizing force is removed is called

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Retentivity

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the magnetic material retained after the
magnetizing force is removed is called

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Residual Magnetism

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the magnetizing force it takes to reduce the residual magnetism to zero

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coercive force

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a localized electric current induced in a conductor by a varying magnetic field is called

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eddy currents

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A ________ contains one or more contacts that are operated electromagnetically.
relay
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When there is a change in the amount of magnetic flux linked by a circuit, an electromotive force (emf) is induced into that circuit. The magnitude of the emf is proportional to the rate at which the flux is changing is whos law
Faraday
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the direction (polarity) of the induced emf will be such that the magnetic effect of any current resulting from that emf will oppose the change in flux that produced it is whos law
Lenz
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The ____________ consists of several turns of fine copper wire wound on an aluminum frame.
Moving Coil
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The two methods used to damping a moving-coil meter are
air damping and eddy current damping
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meter scales are not always
Linear
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what is he apparent shift in an object's position as it is viewed from different angles.
parallax error
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________ are misleading voltage readings that are caused by such things as stray induction, capacitive coupling, and insulation leakage
Ghost readings
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What do the Letters "OL" stand for on a meter
Over Range
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Where do the black leads go on a meter
COM
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Where do red leads go on a meter
V/Ohms
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the voltage range can be increased dramatically by adding a _________ to the meter circuit.
Multiplier resistor
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The Ω/V rating found on analog meters is referred to as the meter's
Sensitivity
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The intensity of a magnetic field is called
Flux Density
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A ________ is surrounded by an invisible magnetic field.
Permanent Magnet
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What is the driving force for all magnetic fields
Magnetomotive Force
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If current flows in the same direction the fields will ________ and be drawn together
Combine
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if current flows in opposite directions fields will become _________ forcing conductors apart
compressed
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winding conductors into a coil creates a ?
Electromagnet
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which three factors determine strength of the magnetic field
- Current Flow - number of coil wraps - core material
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what is potential difference
Voltage
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How is a shunt connected?
in parallel
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a typical shunt has very low ________
resistance
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why are shunts made of material with low temp coefficients
min resistance change
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why is it important to have a shunt with low resistance `
doesn't change normal circuit
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never connect/disconnect a ammeter from the circuit when its ________
energized
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what does the term meter loading mean?
when a meter alters the current flow
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under what conditions does meter loading become a problem
when the meter has a higher resistance then the circuit
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shunts reduce high current to _________
Milivolt Outputs
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what does Instrument is used for measuring very low levels of resistance
Wheatstone bridge
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what test is used to determine if a circuit/ device is continuous.
Continuity test
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to find the resistance of a single component, the component must first be _____
isolated
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Never assume that a failed circuit has been ________
De-energized
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why is it important to keep fingers off the probes when measuring resistance
you will measure resistance of body and circuit
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with the probes shorted together you can
zero the meter
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An analog meter should be ________ before each use
zeroed
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An analog Ohm meter moves _______ proportional to the current
Inversely
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Typical ranges for an analog meter are
Rx1 Rx100 Rx10,000
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For max accuracy bring the pointer to the _______ of the scale
Right side
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An OL on a meter means
Over Range
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0 Ohms in a meter means that _____
The meter is incapable of measuring the resistance as its to low
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typical meter leads have a resistance of
0.2-0.4 Ohm
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__________ are charge storage devices
Capacitors
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A Capacitor must be __________ before testing
Discharged
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When voltage in a capacitor are equal to that in the battery what happens the the current.
Current will stop
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Diodes are electrical Equivalent of a
Check Valve
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When a Diode fails it becomes
Open / Short
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Functional Diodes may test @
Several Kilohms
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What are the 7 Ohmeter Precautions and Procedures
1. Make sure the circuit/component are De-energized 2. Make sure the circuit/components are isolated from the capacitor 3. Zero out the analog meter 4. For Digital meters measure the initial lead resistance. 5. completely isolate the component to be tested. 6. Don't touch the tips of the probes while testing. 7. Don't leave the meter on ohms when finished
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What makes up a Wheastone Bridge
- Battery - Zero Center Galvanometer - Three adjustable precision resistors
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Two resistors on a Wheatstone Bridge are called
Ratio Arms
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Ratio Arms have precise multiples of
1:1000 to 1000:1
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The Third resistor of a Wheastone Bridge is controlled by
4 individual switches
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What is the Equation used to calculate resistance of a Wheatstone Bridge
(R1/R(Rx/R3)
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Magohm Meter provide a DC Test Voltage from _________
100V - 5000V
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What are precautions using a Megohm Meter
- Don't Connect to a energized circuit - They have there own internal power supply - Don't make contact with Megohm meter leads during operation - don't use to test low voltage - discharge the equipment before considering it safe to touch.
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The electrons that leak through insulation to ground or to other conductors is ________
Leakage Current

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