INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-16034/10A
13 March 2008
SUPERSEDING
MIL-M-16034/10
2 January 1953
DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET
AMMETERS, AC AND DC, PORTABLE, 0.25-PERCENT ACCURACY CLASS
This specification is mandatory for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
The requirements for acquiring the product described herein shall consist of this specification sheet and
MIL-DTL-16034.
REQUIREMENTS:
MILLAMPERES, AC
AMPERES, AC AND DC
AND DC
Single range
Single range
Multiple range
FULL-SCALE RANGES
50
1
10
10/5
100
2
20
20/10
500
5
ITEM
REQUIREMENTS
Scale length
5 inches min
Position influence (balance)
1 percent of scale length, max change
Initial accuracy
0.25 percent max error
Direct-current reversal error
0.25 percent max change
Wave-form effect
0.33 percent max change
Damping factor
3 min
Response time
3.4 seconds max
Power consumption
5 VA max: 5-ampere single range
15 VA max: all ranges except 5-ampere single range
Frequency range
0.5 percent max change at 25 and 125 cycles
Frequency influence
0.2 percent max at 54 and 66 cycles
External-field influence
0.75 percent max change in 5-oersted field
Heat effect at 65 °C
1 percent max change at 65 °C
0.5 percent max permanent change
Temperature influence
0.25 percent max change
0.63 percent max change at 0 °C
Low-temperature exposure
0.5 percent max permanent change
AMSC N/A
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