Physics A-Level

Electrical meter connections

What Electrical meter connections means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Electrical meter connections

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Connecting an ammeter in series and a voltmeter in parallel with the component, checking meter positions and polarity before describing the procedure.

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