CABANTOG, Gerard John T.

ECE20L-2 / A1
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PART 1 – RESISTOR COLOR CODE

Color Band Nominal Minimum Maximu

Resistance Value m Value
Value

1. Red, Yellow, Red 2.4k Ω 1.92 k Ω 2.88 k Ω

2. Blue, Brown, Orange, Gold 61k Ω 57.95 k Ω 64.05 k Ω

3. Green, Red, Brown 520Ω 416Ω 624Ω

4. Gray, Green, Black, Silver 85Ω 76.5Ω 93.5Ω

5. Green, Red, Silver 0.52Ω 0.416Ω 0.624Ω

6. Blue, Brown, Red, Silver 6.1 k Ω 5.49 k Ω 6.71 k Ω

7. Red, Blue, Gold 2.6Ω 2.08Ω 3.12Ω

8. Brown, Red, Silver 120 m Ω 96 m Ω 144 m Ω

9. Brown, Brown, Brown 110 Ω 88 Ω 132Ω

10.Green, Violet, Orange 57 k Ω 45.6 k Ω 68.4 k Ω

11.Yellow, Orange, Black 43 Ω 34.4 Ω 51.6 Ω

12.Blue, Grey, Red 6.8k Ω 5.44 k Ω 8.16 k Ω

13.Yellow, Brown, Red 4.1k Ω 3.28 k Ω 4.92 k Ω

14.Blue, Red, Silver, Gold 0.62 Ω 0.589Ω 0.651Ω

15.Brown, Black, Black, Gold 10 Ω 9.5 Ω 10.5 Ω

CABANTOG, Gerard John T.
ECE20L-2 / A1
2019151106
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PART 2 – MULTIMETER

1. What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown

(assume a battery voltage of 6 volts)? Explain your answer.

Answer: The Voltmeter will not show nor display any voltage value even if
the positive cable is connected to the correct position because the negative
cable is not connected to any.
2. What will this voltmeter register when connected to a battery as shown
(assume a battery voltage of 6 volts)? Explain your answer.

Answer: Although the 2 cable is connected, but it is not connected to its

proper position. In other words, it is switched or reversely attached and
because of that the Voltmeter will display negative value which is -6 volts.
3. If we were to connect a voltmeter directly to an ohmmeter, what would you
expect to see the ohmmeter register, for resistance between its test leads?
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Answer: Connecting Voltmeter and Ohmmeter thoroughly without any

extras, the Ohmmeter will display high resistance.
4. Many electronic circuits use what is called a split or a dual power supply:

Determine what a digital voltmeter would indicate if connected between the

following
points:
a) Red lead on Ä”, black lead on ground
b) Red lead on “B”, black lead on ground
c) Red lead on Ä”, black lead on “B”
d) Red lead on “B”, black lead on Ä”
Answer: a) 15 volts, b) -15 volts, c) 30 volts, d) -30 volts
5. Determine what these four voltmeters (A, B, C, D) will register when
connected to this circuit in the following positions (assume a battery voltage
of 6 volts):
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• Voltmeter A = 0 volts
• Voltmeter B = 6 volts
• Voltmeter C = 6 volts
• Voltmeter D = 0 volts

PART 3 – CAPACITOR

1. Identify 3 types of capacitors, and list at least 2 of their characteristics.

a. Dielectric Capacitor
 They are typically of the variable form where the tuning
transmitters, receivers and transistor radios need a constant
variance of capacitance.
 Multi-plate air-spaced types that have a set of standardized plates
and a set of adjustable plates that move between the fixed plates
are variable dielectric capacitors.

b. Film Capacitor Type

 According to the actual type of capacitor and its voltage rating,
they are available in capacitance ranges from as small as 5pF to as
large as 100uF.
 They are the most commonly available, consisting of a relatively
large family of capacitors with the difference being in their
dielectric properties.

c. Disc Capacitors
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 Two sides of a small porcelain or ceramic disc are coated with
silver and are then stacked together to make a condenser.
 A single ceramic disc of approx. 3-6mm is used for very low
capacitance values.
2. Why should capacitor be discharged before testing with a multimeter?
Answer: This is intended to prevent harm to your system and if you didn't
shut off all the electrical power attached to the capacitor, a burst fuse or a
serious accident might be triggered. To discharge the capacitor, you can
use a standard screwdriver to detach it.
3. How is testing of non-polarized to polarized capacitor differ?
Answer: Link the red probe with the positive terminal of the capacitor in a
polarized capacitor and the black probe to the negative terminal. Link it
any direction in a non-polarized capacitor since they do not have polarity.
4. A capacitor has a label on it saying, “100 WVDC”. What does this label
mean? What is the consequence of exceeding this rating?
Answer: In Direct Current, this means that the operating voltage of the
capacitor is 100 volts. Inability of the dielectric content may benefit from
that kind of rated voltage being surpassed. The loss can be aggressive,
particularly in electrolytic capacitors,
5. A 10 μF capacitor is charged to a voltage of 20 volts. How many coulombs
of electric charge are stored in this capacitor?
Answer: It will have a 200 μC of electric charge.

PART 4 – OSCILLOSCOPE

The figure shows a sample oscilloscope

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Describe what does the following controls of the oscilloscope do.

VERTICAL CONTROLS

 POSITION - Allow user to control the waveform through moving it up and

down or down and up.
 SCALE (Volts per Division) - It is where the voltage is calculated and
measured
 BANDWIDTH LIMIT - It reduce and minimize the noise on the waveform
and modifies the bandwidth which gives the user a precise and accurate
result.
 INPUT COUPLING - It is the connection of the test circuit from the
oscilloscope.
o DC COUPLING - It exhibits all input signal.
o AC COUPLING - It disconnects the DC component of the signal.
o GROUND COUPLING - It disconnects the input signal to detect the
location of zero volts.

HORIZONTAL CONTROLS

 POSITION - It allows user to adjust the position of the waveform from left to
right or right to left.
 SCALE (Seconds per Division) - It shows the time displaced of the input
signal
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AUTOSET - Identifies the type of waveform and gives the user an option in
terms of modifying the controls and operations.

TRIGGER CONTROLS - A vital part for clear signal characterization. It also

synchronizes the horizontal sweep at the signal's right location.
 SOURCE - It allows the user to Identify the signal variations in the trigger
settings.
 LEVEL - It stabilizes a repeated signal or activates a single event, provides
the description of the simple trigger point and decides how and when to
present a waveform.
 SLOPE - It helps the user to determine whether the trigger point is on a
signal's rising or dropping side. An increasing edge is a desirable slope and a
negative slope is a dropping edge.