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(More customer reviews)ELECTRONIC TEST INSTRUMENT HANDBOOK
BY JOSEPH A. RISSE
About the Author
Few people are better qualified to author this text than Joe Risse. Currently Director of the School of Electronics, International Correspondence Schools, Mr. Risse has had a long career in teaching electronics as well as in developing training programs. With this background, he is not only an expert, but also highly talented in passing along his knowledge for the benefit of others.
A complete reference handbook, containing all you need to know about every basic piece of test equipment used in making all types of electronic tests and measurements. This volume thoroughly explains operating principles, functions, and applications for various meters, generators, testers, oscilloscopes, etc. Included are instruments used in testing and maintaining home-entertainment devices, communications equipment, and industrial and commercial systems. Schematics and drawings, with easy-to-follow hints on circuit repair and general equipment maintenance, are also included. The book further provides complete information on how, when, and where each instrument should be used, as well as how to achieve maximum accuracy and efficiency-practical knowledge which will help anyone who works with test equipment to make the most effective use of various testing and measuring devices.
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PREFACE
Many testing, measuring, and indicating devices have been developed for the rapidly-growing field of electronics. In addition to the wide variety of test instruments found in electronics service shops, there are hundreds of precision laboratory and scientific testing and measuring instruments. The broad categories include ammeters, ohmmeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, oscilloscopes, various types of signal generators, and numerous component testers--each designed to meet the various demands of the electronics industry.
This book is devoted to a practical analysis of all these instruments, including their operating principles, functions, and applications. The content is detailed, providing an in-depth treatment of "what makes the instruments tick," so that you can better understand, use, and even calibrate and repair test equipment. Typical versions of each type of instrument are discussed so that each category is well represented. Where appropriate, instruments that deviate from the norm are analyzed and discussed.
The instruments described in this book range from basic types to those used in specialized fields. Therefore, whether you are a student of electronics; a technician in radio-TV, communications, sound and audio, or industrial fields; or a technician or engineer engaged in precision laboratory work, the vast information in this book will be invaluable to you.
September, 1962
Joseph A. Risse
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Understanding Test Equipment ....7
Special-Purpose Test Equipment--Main Types of Movements-- DC-Current Measurement -- DC-Voltage Measurement -- Resistance Measurement--DC-Power Measurement--AC-Current and Voltage Measurement--AC-Power Measurement
Chapter 2
The Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter..........30
VOM Circuits--Review of VOM's and Their General Limitations-- VOM Measurement of Capacitor Leakage Resistance
Chapter 3
The Vacuum-Tube Voltmeter..........43
Input Resistance of VTVM--Types of VTVM's--Heathkit Model IM-21 AC VTVM--RCA Senior Voltohmyst WV98-B--Measurement of Current--VTVM Accuracy--High-Voltage VTVM Probes
Chapter 4
Battery Testers-Eliminators and Tube Testers.....61
Testing and Evaluating Batteries--Typical Battery Tester--Battery Eliminator--Battery Eliminator and Charger--Tube Testers
Chapter 5
Diode and Transistor Testers..........74
Basic Diode Tests -- Important Transistor Characteristics -- Requirements of a Transistor Tester--Typical Transistor Testers-- Cutoff-Current Leakage Tests
Chapter 6
Signal Generators.............85
Types of Signal Generators--Oscillator Circuits--Typical Oscillator-Generator Circuits -- Generation and Use of Square-Wave Signals -- Sawtooth-Wave Generators -- Generating Sweep Frequencies
Chapter 7
Capacitance, Inductance, and Impedance Tests; Q Meters ........ 126
Ohmmeter Test of Capacitors--Reactance Method of Measuring Capacitance--Bridge Method of Measuring Capacitance--Measurement of Inductance--Resonance Method of Measuring Capacitance and Inductance--Heathkit IT-11 Capacitor Checker--In-Circuit Capacitor Tester--Resistor-Capacitor Substitution Unit-- Impedance Measurement -- Impedance Bridge -- RF Bridge -- Q Meters
Chapter 8
The Oscilloscope..............151
Types of Oscilloscopes--Basic Oscilloscopes Operating Principles --Basic Oscilloscopes--Advantages of the Oscilloscope over the VOM and VTVM--Wide-Band Oscilloscopes--High Impedance and Sensitivity -- Special Oscilloscope Probes -- Facilities and Operating Features of a Typical Oscilloscope--Oscilloscope Electronic Switch
Chapter 9
Frequency and Modulation Measurements......179
Types of Frequency-Measuring Instruments--Use of Frequency-Meter Charts and Graphs -- Calibration of Frequency Meter Against WWV--Secondary- and Primary-Frequency Standards-- Two-Way Radio Frequency Measurements -- Measurement of Modulation Percentage -- Methods of Measuring Modulation -- Two-Way Radio Modulation Measurements--Methods of Power Measurement--Precision Communications Instruments
Chapter 10
Special Test Instruments...........211
The B & W Noise and Distortion Meter--General Radio Type 1932A Distortion and Noise Meter--Audio Voltmeters and Wattmeters--Frequency-Selective Voltmeter, Sierra Model 125A--RF Power Measurement--Microwave-Power Measurement
Chapter 11
Precision and Laboratory Test Instruments......238
Standards for Measurement--Laboratory Vacuum-Tube Voltmeter--Wheatstone Bridge--Voltage, Resistance, Capacitance, and Inductance Standards--Calibration of the Instruments
Chapter 12
Audio Test Equipment............251
Test Equipment Requirements--Input Signal Tests--Interstage Signal Tracing and Measurement--Amplifier-Output Measurements--Measurement of Distortion--Measurement of Noise and Hum--Speaker Measurements--Testing Pickups
Chapter 13
Industrial Test and Measuring Instruments......266
Stroboscope Tachometer--Voltage Breakdown Tester--The Digital Voltmeter--Digital-Voltmeter Principles--Recording Instruments --Electronic Testing in Automatic Production--Oscilloscope Transistor-Curve Tracer--Electronic Test and Measuring Equipment for Railroads
Index ........... 285

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