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Analog (Pointer) Instruments

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An Introduction to Electrical Instrumentation

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An analog device is one in which the output or display is continuously variable in time and bears a fixed relationship to the input.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Brighton Polytechnic, UK

    B. A. Gregory (Senior Lecturer Specialising in Electrical Instrumentation)

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Gregory, B.A. (1973). Analog (Pointer) Instruments. In: An Introduction to Electrical Instrumentation. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01880-2_2

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