Doug,
Vave=2/pi
Vrms=2**(-1/2) (1 over the sq rt of 2)
Most meters should reflect rms values.
Ed
At 09:04 AM 10/7/02 -0700, Doug Brooks wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I know I must have learned this in school, but now I'm not sure of the answer!
>
>Assume I have a full-wave rectified sine wave of low frequency. Assume the
>magnitude is 1.0 Volt peak (zero to peak). Assume I apply this wave form
>across an ordinary 1 Volt analog meter. What does the meter read?
>The RMS value (.707 Volts) or
>The average value (.636 Volts)
>
>Doug
>
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