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quadrant electrometer
1. A mechanism for measuring electric current passing through a coil by the deflection of a magnetic needle inside the coil.
2. A device for measuring an electric charge by the movement of a vane suspended on a wire between metal quadrants.
2. A device for measuring an electric charge by the movement of a vane suspended on a wire between metal quadrants.
The charge is introduced on the vane and quadrants in such a way that there is a proportional twist to the wire.
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