Electronic – In below picture, is ammeter AC or DC? Is there direction for connection with load in series? If so what if I connect in wrong direction

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Ammeter front

This is front view of analog ammeter. There are 2 terminals with nut and bolt behind it but nothing marked neither plus nor minus.

Best Answer

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It's a moving iron meter hence this symbol: -

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Taken from here

Moving iron meters are used for DC AND AC so, the meter needle will only move in a clockwise direction irrespective of current polarity. If it used a magnet it would be polarized and with AC, the needle would barely move (because the needle would try and move clockwise and counter-clockwise at the AC frequency).

It's also worth noting that the symbol that looks like an upside-down "T" next to the moving iron symbol also has a meaning as does the 5 sided star with a 2 inside: -

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Extra picture from here.