Meters
The devices that are used to measure circuit quantities in the real world
Ammeter
Ammeters are used to measure the current at some point within a circuit.
Ideal ammeters have _____resistance and _____ voltage drop across themselves.
zero
no
Ammeters are inserted in _____.
series
Voltmeter
Voltmeters are used to measure the voltage drop across two points in a circuit.
Voltmeters are wired in _____ to the two points that are being measures
parallel
An ideal voltmeter has _____ resistance.
infinite
Unlike voltmeters and ammeters, an ohmmeter ...
does not require a circuit to be active
Ohmmeter
Ohmmeters are used to measure the resistance between two points in a circuit.
An ideal ohmmeter has _____ resistance and _____ voltage.
0 (Rint)
a known
Ohmmeters will often have their own battery of _____ and then function as _____ through another point in the circuit
known voltage
ammeters