What can stop a moving-iron ammeter working? Current is flowing through it, the coil is sound and not leaking, bearings and hair spring fine, needle moves by hand, and resistance of coil is identical to a working one. Anybody have any suggestions please? regards Roland
Ammeter?
Aug 29, 2004
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Daft question Roland, If you can easily move the needle with your finger you had it out of the case. Is it dragging on the glass after a jolt or something.
Martin P
Nope. Its completely free to move. Puzzler isn't it :-) ttfn Roland
Thanks Roland, your question has caused me to read up on the Web as to how it works and maybe you iron is no longer magnetic enough to be affected by the coil. The Lorenz affect is an interesting read.
Martin P
That's where I'd got to Martin.
Is the moving iron piece magnetised Roland? If not, have a look at another one that does work to see if it is a magnet or not.
Regards,
Kim
It is magnetised as is a working one. ttfn Roland
Is it a linear graduated scale or mildly logarithmic?
Peter
Peter
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Linear - Crompton c 1930. As in the working meters there is a curled strip with one end sticking out inside the (what I guess amounts to a) stator. Is this purely a limit stop or is its position critical? ttfn Roland
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