10
PEAK VOLTAGES
METERED VOLTAGE
AC COMPONENT ONLY
AC COUPLED
INPUT
WAVEFORM
PK -
PK
0 - PK
RMS CAL
AC
TRUE RMS
DC
COMPONENT
ONLY
DC AND AC
TOTAL RMS
TRUE RMS =
ac + dc
2
2
PK - PK
SINE
PK
0
PK - PK
RECTIFIED SINE
(FULL WAVE)
PK
0
PK - PK
RECTIFIED SINE
(HALF WAVE)
PK
0
PK - PK
SQUARE WAVE
PK
0
PK - PK
SQUARE WAVE
RECTIFIED
PK
0
PK - PK
RECTANGULAR
PULSE
PK
0
X
Y
D = X / Y
K = D - D
2
PK - PK
TRIANGLE
SAWTOOTH
PK
0
* RMS CAL IS DISPLAYED VALUE FOR AVERAGE RESPONDING METERS THAT ARE CALIBRATED TO
DISPLAY RMS FOR DINE WAVES
** Your Digital Multimeter
2.828
1.414
1.000
0.000
0.000
1.000
1.414
1.414
0.421
0.435
0.900
1.000
2.000
2.000
0.764
0.771
0.636
1.000
2.000
1.000
1.110
1.000
0.000
1.000
1.414
1.414
0.785
0.707
0.707
1.000
2.000
2.000
2.22
K
2 K
2 D
2 D
3.464
1.732
.960
1.000
0.000
1.000
Table 2. Voltage Conversion
