Re: HV Meter

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

A question about electrostatic meters, having never seen the innards of
one...  Don't they rely on effectively averaging the coulomb force between
two plates, which is linearly proportional to voltage.  True, they measure
AC and DC, basically being an absolute value device, but I would think that
they measure average AC voltage, not RMS.  Where's the squaring function
necessary for RMS measurements coming from, otherwise?

 > Original poster: "Bert Pool by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<txsharpie-at-prodigy-dot-net>
 >
 > [snip]
 > >3) Would I be reading peak or RMS with such a half-wave arrangement?  (I
 > >Can't lay my hands on my book from which I normally seek such wisdom ;-)
 > >M
 > [snip]
 >
 > Electrostatic meters are unique in that they read both DC and AC.  They
are
 > *very* accurate meters.  The AC reading will be pure RMS.  No
rectification
 > or filtering required.  I have a 60 KV unit that I use for AC readings on
 > my systems.