AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE, INDUCTANCE OR CAPACITANCE

摘要

An instrument for measuring electrical resistance or reactance comprises a sine wave generator which generates an a.c. signal and reference signals for a phase sensitive detector. The a.c. signal is applied to a decade attenuator which adjusts its amplitude in dependence on a range switching. The signal is passed to a bridge section, wherein it is applied to a component to measure the value thereof. A voltage output, indicative of the value, is fed to a gain block, wherein its amplitude is re-adjusted in dependence on an input from the range switching. The voltage output is operated on by a phase sensitive detector and passes to a digital display. In the reactance mode, set by a function switching, the a.c. signal is phase shifted before being applied to the component, so that the voltage output is in phase with the reference signals.