Why is inductor completely canceling out current

amperageinductanceinductorresistancevoltage

I used this calculator to determine that my hand-turned inductor has an inductance of approx. .5 uH.

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

When I measure this circuit on a multi-meter every node on the circuit is measured in mV. How is this possible? When I use Ohm's Law to get the inductor's resistance it is measured it is measured in thousandths of an ohm.

Why aren't I getting around 9v with a realistic voltage level?

Best Answer

"I'm tempted to say that I'm not pulling any current" That is your error.

When you measure the voltage, your system is in steady state, where the inductance does not count, only the ohmic resistance of your coil, which is very low. A 9V battery has a rather high internal resistance, so you in effect have a voltage divider, and you are measuring the voltage over the leg of the divider that has a very low resistance => you emasure a very low voltage.