
CALIBRATION OF OHMMETER
X1 SCALE X100 SCALE
Resistance
Meter
Reading
Meter
Resistance Reading
102 .16 500U
.095
20 .275
1000 .165
30 .365 2000 .29
40
.44 3000 .38
50 .50
4000 .45
60 .54
5000 .51
70 .58
6000
.56
80
.62
7000 .60
90 .65 8000 .64
100 .68
10,000 .695
200 .83 20,000 .84
300
.90 30,000 .91
400 .93
40,000
.95
900
1.00
50,000 .97
HOW
IT
WORKS
The
circuit
uses a new
sewiomductur device-
the constant -current diode.
This diode
maintains
a
constant current
through an unknown
resistance
regardless
of the ohmic
value, up to
sonic
speci-
fied resistance.
Since
the voltage developed
across
the unknown resistance
is
being
measured,
no
balancing
or current
adjustment
controls are re-
quired.
The
constant- current
diode is basically
a junc-
tion
field-
effect
transistor
IilE'II
with
its gate
and
source
electrodes connected
together
inside
the
case.
The
constant
current
is accurate pro-
vided
the applied
voltage is
bet )Veen 1 and
100
volts
(depending
on the diode
selected).
There
are
32 diode types
available
with con-
stant currents
ranging
from 220
microamperes
to 4.7 milliamperes (1
\3253
through
1X3314).
'Che current value selected
determines
three other
measurement
parameters.
These are
the ohms/
volt value, the
voltage sensitivity
required
of the
meter, and the
high resistance
range
of
the test
set.
In the circuit
shown
in
Tig. 1, 1)1 is a I -nl:A
constant -current
diode.
The
ohmmeter range
could
not exceed 20,000
ohms if the diode pinch
-
off rating
was one volt, because
the drop
across
the
unknown
resistor
would then
be
20
volts. If
the
unknown
resistor
were
zero
ohms, the
full sup-
ply voltage would
be placed
across the diode.
Thus the diode must be
selected to
withstand
the
voltage
and power
dissipation
encountered
in the
operational condition.
If
the readout
meter is to indicate
ohms on a
linear
scale,
it should (for
the range selected),
have
a
resistance twenty
or
more
times
the value
it is to indicate.
The
effect
of
lead
-wire
resistance is
eliminated
by
the
use of a
four -wire arrangement.
The cur-
rent carrying
leads are
connected to the
alligator
clips at
the same points as the
voltage
measuring
leads. Thus the
voltage drop is
read
directly
across
the unknown
resistance.
April,
1969
Operation. With
switch
Si
on OFF,
connect the test clips to an unknown
re-
sistance.
If
the unknown
is 900 ohms or
less,
place SI
in
the
`,1 position and
de-
termine the resistance by using the cali-
bration table. If
the
unknown
is
above
900 ohms, use the
x100
position
of
Si.
To
use an external d.c.
meter,
be
sure
that it has
at
least 20,000 ohms per volt
and
connect it
to
J1
and
J:2
with
SI in
the EXT position. Using a
1 -mA
con-
stant- current diode for Di, divide the
meter
reading by 0.001 to get the
value
of
the unknown
resistance in
ohms.
For
example,
a 0.1
-volt indication
would
mean
100 ohms,
a
1 -volt indication, 1000 ohms,
etc.
Almost
any 0 -1
-mA meter can be used
for Ml,
provided
both
range resistors
(R1
and
R2)
are adjusted
for
correct
dial
reading.
You can use an accurate
resistor
decade box for
the
unknown re-
sistor
and adjust the
range resistors
to
get
the
proper indications. For maxi-
mum accuracy, use 1%
resistors
and
a
meter
with a comparable
tolerance.
In
any
case,
do
not turn
the
constant
-
current ohmmeter on
unless the test
leads
are
connected
to a
resistor. An open
circuit applies the
full
30 volts to
the
meter.
For very high
accuracy, a
d.c.
oscil-
loscope
or a
low
-range sensitive d.c. volt-
meter can be used
for
the external
me-
ter.
400-
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v
qck
HMOY
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