Practical Electronics/Test Equipments/Voltmeter

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Voltmeter[edit | edit source]

A voltmeter measures voltage.

The voltmeter's terminals must be in parallel with the voltage being measured. Voltmeters have a large resistance (typically 1 megaohm), so that they only have a small effect on the voltage.