(c) What device is used to extend the range of a DC voltmeter and how is it connected to the basic meter? (d) Why is it necessary that an ammeter be a low resistance instrument? Why must a voltmeter be a high resistance instrument?

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Problem 9RQ: Explain the operation of an analog voltmeter.
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(c) What device is used to extend the range of a DC voltmeter and how is it connected to the basic meter?

(d) Why is it necessary that an ammeter be a low resistance instrument?
     Why must a voltmeter be a high resistance instrument?

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