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A standard oscilloscope is designed to measure voltage, you need a current probe for your oscilloscope to measure current.

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What is Primary Current?

Primary current is a flow to be measured that cannot be safely passed through the measuring device. A current transformer is used to provide a lower level, secondary current that can be passed safely through the measuring device. Primary current is measured as a secondary current, multiplied by the turns ratio in the current transformer.


Can I connect current transformer in series?

CT(Current Transformer) is used to measure current flowing in the circuit. Current can be fully drawn or sensed in series condition. That's why , it is connected in series. In parallel , the current is divided; and hence the total current cannot be measured)


Can a current transformer be used for current amplify?

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Do appliances run on current or voltage?

This is a 'chicken and egg' situation. The motors in washing machines, etc., are driven by current but, without voltage, current cannot flow. You can't really separate the two.


What happens in a current when the resistance goes up?

It causes the electricity flow faster,which in term increases the electrical flow.CommentChanging a circuit's resistance doesn't cause 'electricity' to flow faster -or slower, come to that! First of all, 'electricity' isn't a quantity, so it cannot be measured, and it doesn't flow! If, by 'electricity', you mean 'current', well that isn't made to 'flow faster' either.If the supply voltage is constant, then increasing a circuit's resistance causes the magnitude of current to fall. This has nothing to do with its 'speed'!

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