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How can loading effect affect voltage measurement in a circuit?
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Suppose you have two 100 kilo Ohm resistors in series across a 12 volt supply.The expected and actual voltage at their junction is 6 volts. Now measure the voltage across one resistor with a Voltmeter. The instrument must take a little power to move the meter needle or be taken by the digital circuitry. If the input resistance of the voltmeter is 100 Kilo Ohms then it will make that resistor under test appear to be 50 Kilo Ohms. The voltage across the resistor drops to 4 Volts. This is the loading effect of the voltmeter.
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