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Sensors / Detectors: Resistance Meters
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Last Updated on: Friday, October 16, 2009 03:42 AM

Circuits Designed by Dave Johnson, P.E. :
  • UL GROUND RESISTANCE TESTER
    UL requires that an electrical system using a metal chassis earth ground connection have a resistance of less than 0.1 ohms.  This resistance must be tested with actual line current in excess or 10 amps.  The circuit shown uses a couple of LEDs to indicate if in fact the resistance is less than 0.1 ohms.  It uses a modified transformer to produce a 2.5vac output with at least 10 amps of supply current.

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AN611: Resistance and Capacitance Meter using a PIC 16c622 - Microchip Application Note Published 26-Aug-97   (app note added 2/06)
Grounded resistor tunes Oscillator - 05/29/03 EDN Design Ideas  /  (added 1/05)To vary the frequency of any sine-wave oscillator, you should use a pair of ganged variable resistors, and you should thoroughly match their characteristics over the entire variation range to satisfy the oscillator's balancing conditions. This restriction leads to problems in the tuning range and high cost, thereby limiting the range of applications....
Resistance calculator yields precise values - 08/03/95 EDN-Design Ideas / (added 6/06)   
Resistance, DC Current, AC Current, Frequency and Period Measurement Errors in DMMs 5988-5512EN - Aligent Application Note  (app note added 4/08)
UL Ground Resistance Tester - UL requires that an electrical system using a metal chassis earth ground connection have a resistance of less than 0.1 ohms.  This resistance must be tested with actual line current in excess or 10 amps.  The circuit shown uses a couple of LEDs to indicate if in fact the resistance is less than 0.1 ohms.  It uses a modified transformer to produce a 2.5vac output with at least 10 amps of supply current. ….(designed by David A. Johnson)
 

 
 
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