In connection with the familiarization with electrical instruments, this experiment allowed us to make a simple circuit and measured some circuit elements such as voltage, resistance, current and power. From the obtained data we can see the relationship of the resistance and current. The Ohm’s Law was very apparent with the data gathered. In Ohm’s Law we know that when voltage and other factors are held constant, the current ( I ) is inversely proportional with resistance ( R ). Thus, it was projected in the values we got that as we increase the resistance, the current decreases and vice versa.
Looking at the last three columns where values were obtained using a formula, it is clear that they are all alike. This is because the different formulas expressed in voltage, current, and power are different ways of getting the resistance. Comparing the measured data from the simulated data, the values measured are very close to the simulated values. However, in the first trial of the first part, we can see that there is a quite a large difference between the given resistance and the computed resistance. This is because the smaller the reading in the ammeter will result to greater discrepancies or errors.
Conclusion:
Experiment No. 1is entitled Familiarization with Electrical Measuring Instrument. In this experiment, we were able to determine the characteristics and the proper connection of common electrical measuring devices. We have learned that the ammeter should only be connected in a series circuit, while a voltmeter in a parallel circuit. Since the ammeter is at very low resistance and almost zero, it must be placed in series to rightfully get the current flowing from that point. If the ammeter is placed parallel to load being observed, then it will bypass the load and the current flowing from the load will not be observed. For the voltmeter, since it is at very high resistance and almost open, it should be placed