Author Topic: AC Signal Conditioning for a Digital Panel Meter  (Read 2161 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline SG-1Topic starter

  • Regular Contributor
  • *
  • Posts: 198
AC Signal Conditioning for a Digital Panel Meter
« on: June 16, 2011, 06:31:27 am »
I have a Simpson 35 Falcon series voltmeter ( True RMS ) & the display is "bouncy".  The least significant digit is changing so fast you cannot read it.  A Fluke 27 DMM was used on the Simpson's input for comparison and it was stable or updated less frequently.  The Simpson updates 3 times per second, the fluke updates 2 times per second. 

Question: I need to condition the input signal so the displayed result is more stable looking.  Can I use a capacitor across the input for signal conditioning ? 
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise.
 

Offline vk6zgo

  • Super Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 7930
  • Country: au
Re: AC Signal Conditioning for a Digital Panel Meter
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2011, 07:00:53 am »
It would probably be interesting to look at the voltage with an Oscilloscope,as it seems to have problems.
Have you checked it with a DMM on DC?
Maybe it has a DC component which is upsetting your panel meter.

VK6ZGO
 

Offline SG-1Topic starter

  • Regular Contributor
  • *
  • Posts: 198
Re: AC Signal Conditioning for a Digital Panel Meter
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2011, 05:31:15 pm »
Thanks VK6ZGO.  I will check on that. There are other panel meters on the same source with out the problem, but they are different models &/or manufactures.   
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise.
 


Share me

Digg  Facebook  SlashDot  Delicious  Technorati  Twitter  Google  Yahoo
Smf