January 1963 Popular Electronics
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Popular Electronics,
published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
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The early 1960s was evidently
a good time for printing quizzes in electronics magazines. Popular Electronics was
no exception. As I look through my collection I am finding quite a few. Here is
the latest, from the January 1963 edition, that tests basic knowledge of using analog
multimeters (digital types were not around yet). All are pretty straightforward;
however, be careful with question 9. At first I thought maybe it was a trick question,
but the key to arriving at the correct answer is noting that you are measuring a
low resistance. Be sure to consider the properties of a standard multimeter of
the era. Give it a try for yourself to see how well you fare.
There was another
Electronic
Measurement Quiz in the August 1967 Popular Electronics.
Electronic Measurement Quiz
Electronic circuits perform functions similar to many mechanical devices and
natural phenomena, and finding an analogy between them often leads to a better understanding
of both. See if you can match the numbered electronic circuits on the left with
the lettered sketches on the right.
See answers below.
Quizzes from vintage electronics magazines such as Popular
Electronics, Electronics-World, QST, and Radio News were published
over the years - some really simple and others not so simple. Robert P. Balin
created most of the quizzes for Popular Electronics. This is a listing
of all I have posted thus far.
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Elementary
Radio Quiz - December 1947 Radio-Craft
- Hi-Fi
Quiz - October 1955 Radio & Television News
- Electronics Physics
Quiz - March 1974 Popular Electronics
- A Baffling Quiz
- January 1968 Popular Electronics
- Electronics IQ
Quiz - May 1967 Popular Electronics
- Plug and Jack
Quiz - December 1967 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Switching Quiz - October 1967 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Angle Quiz - September 1967 Popular Electronics
- International
Electronics Quiz - July 1967 Popular Electronics
- FM Radio
Quiz - April 1950 Radio & Television News
- Bridge Circuit
Quiz -December 1966 Popular Electronics
- Diode Function
Quiz - August 1965 Popular Electronics
- Diagram Quiz,
August 1966 Popular Electronics
- Quist Quiz - November
1953 QST
- TV Trouble Quiz,
July 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electronics History Quiz,
December 1965 Popular Electronics
- Scope-Trace Quiz,
March 1965 Popular Electronics
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Electronic
Circuit Analogy Quiz, April 1973
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Test Your Knowledge of Semiconductors, August 1972 Popular Electronics
- Ganged Switching
Quiz, April 1972 Popular Electronics
- Lamp Brightness
Quiz, January 1969 Popular Electronics
- Lissajous Pattern Quiz, September 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Quizoo, October 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Photo Album Quiz, March 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Alphabet Quiz, May 1963 Popular Electronics
- Quiz: Resistive?
Inductive? or Capacitive?, October 1960 Popular Electronics
- Vector-Circuit Matching Quiz, June 1970 Popular Electronics
- Inductance
Quiz, September 1961 Popular Electronics
- RC Circuit Quiz,
June 1963 Popular Electronics
- Diode Quiz, July
1961 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Curves Quiz, February 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Numbers Quiz, December 1962 Popular Electronics
- Energy Conversion Quiz, April 1963 Popular Electronics
- Coil Function
Quiz, June 1962 Popular Electronics
-
Co-Inventors Quiz - January 1965 Electronics World
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"-Tron" Teasers Quiz - October 1963 Electronics World
- Polarity Quiz
- March 1968 Popular Electronics
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Television
I.Q. Quiz - October 1948 Radio & Television News
- Amplifier Quiz
Part I - February 1964 Popular Electronics
- Semiconductor
Quiz - February 1967 Popular Electronics
- Unknown
Frequency Quiz - September 1965 Popular Electronics
- Electronics
Metals Quiz - October 1964 Popular Electronics
- Electronics
Measurement Quiz - August 1967 Popular Electronics
- Meter-Reading
Quiz, June 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Geometry Quiz, January 1965 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Factor Quiz, November 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electronics
Math Quiz, November 1965 Popular Electronics
- Series Circuit
Quiz, May 1966 Popular Electronics
- Electrochemistry
Quiz, March 1966 Popular Electronics
- Biz
Quiz: Test Your Sales Ability - April 1947 Radio News
- Electronic
Analogy Quiz, November 1961 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Coupling Quiz, August 1973 Popular Electronics
- Electronics Analogy Quiz, August 1960 Popular Electronics
- Audio Quiz, April
1955 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Unit
Quiz, May 1962 Popular Electronics
- Capacitor
Circuit Quiz, June 1968 Popular Electronics
- Quiz on AC Circuit Theory, December 1970 Popular Electronics
- Magnetic Phenomena Quiz, February 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronics Geography Quiz, April 1970 Popular Electronics
- Electronic
Menu Quiz, August 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Noise Quiz, August 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Current Quiz, October 1963 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Inventors Quiz, November 1963 Popular Electronics
- Resistor Function
Quiz, January 1962 Popular Electronics
- Electronic Measurement Quiz, January 1963 Popular Electronics
- Vacuum Tube Quiz,
February 1961 Popular Electronics
- Kool-Keeping Kwiz, June
1970 Popular Electronics
- Find the Brightest
Bulb Quiz, April 1960 Popular Electronics
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Where Do the Scientists Belong? - Feb 19, 1949 Saturday Evening
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Electronic Measurement Quiz Answers
1 TRUE. If a voltmeter is rated at 20,000 ohms-per-volt, it has an input resistance
of 100 times 20,000 ohms on its 100-volt scale, and 600 times 20,000 ohms on its
600-volt scale. The higher this shunting resistance is, the less it re-duces the
resistance across which the voltage is measured.
2 FALSE. If the instrument does not have a transit (shorting) position, set it
on its highest current range-because the meter will then be using its lowest value
of shunt resistance. If the meter coil is jiggled while being moved, the volt-age
it generates can produce the largest amount of damping current.
3 TRUE. Glass-and .especially plastic-meter faces will have a static charge built
up on them when they are rubbed with a dry cloth. The static charges will attract
the needle on the inside, and more dust on the outside. Use a cloth dampened with
anti-static fluid (such as Weston's "Statnul").
4 FALSE. Use the highest current range because the ammeter pointer is least apt
to "pin" against a stop. Once the current magnitude has been determined, step down
to lower current scales.
5 TRUE. Meter friction due to worn bearings or dirt tends to make the needle
stop too soon when it is slowing down for an indication.
6 FALSE. Most meters are of the D'Arsonval type, which responds to the average
value of the signal waveform. An a.c. meter scale increases this reading by a factor
of 1.11 in order to indicate r.m.s. values of sine waves. For a square wave, r.m.s.
and average are the same; hence, the factor is not needed and the meter will read
high.
7 TRUE. An ammeter deflects correctly when electrons enter its negative terminal
and leave by its positive terminal.
8 TRUE. If the accuracy of a meter is given, for example, as 3 % of full scale
deflection, it means that a reading taken anywhere on that par-ticular range is
accurate to only 3% of the total range on that scale. Therefore, if reading accuracy
is what you want, select the smallest range that can indicate your reading.
9 FALSE. When determining low resistances, don't measure the voltage drop across
both the unknown resistance and the ammeter. The ammeter resistance might be of
the same magnitude or greater than the unknown resistance and introduce large errors.
10 TRUE. In selecting the highest voltage scale, you reduce the possibility of
"pinning" the pointer against a stop. Once the voltage magnitude is determined,
step down to lower voltage scales.
Posted March 7, 2019 (original
8/22/2012)
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