Voltmeter

Title

Voltmeter

Subject

Electrical Measurements

Description

When this device is connected between two points in a circuit, it measures the relative voltage between the points by passing current through a coil of many turns of fine wire which, in turn, causes the needle to deflect.

 

Source

Property of the W&L Physics & Engineering Department

Files

Voltmeter.JPG
Date Added
December 7, 2011
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Citation
“Voltmeter,” Antique Scientific Instruments at Washington and Lee University, accessed April 24, 2024, https://physicsapparatus.omeka.net/items/show/34.