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 a3-03 Ammeter Activity

Your Mission:

Identify the current meter on your desktop meter panel...
Identify the range setting...
Identify the circuit breaker...
Identify the input connection...

Questions:
1. Why is there a separate 10A input?  What is different about it?
2. Why would the circuit breaker pop out?  What should you do if it does?
3. How do you hook up an ammeter in a circuit?  What would happen if you hooked it up incorrectly? Why?
4. Draw two different circuit diagrams of have an incorrectly connected ammeter would cause a short circuit.

 


Instructions:
Copy this image into a Word document and use the "callouts" to label every part of the meter panel.
Answer the questions at left. This will be read and signed off by your teacher.

EVALUATION: You must submit this to the "submitted Work Conference". You will be quizzed on this assignment next class (I-Clickers)