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|caption=General Radio 1840-A Output Power Meter
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Latest revision as of 17:55, 16 April 2024

General Radio 1840-A
Output power meter
General Radio 1840-A Output Power Meter

Available from 1961 to 1978+

Manuals
Catalog History
 Document Year Page
Catalog R 1963 143
Catalog S 1965 176
Catalog T 1968 240
Catalog U 1970 262
Catalog73 1973 90
Catalog78 1978 181
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

The General Radio 1840-A Output Power Meter was introduced in Catalog R (1963). It remained available through Catalog 1978. It replaces Type 583-A designed in 1932.

The 1840-A is an audio power output meter rated at 20 watts maximum at 48 different load impedances in two ranges. Although rated at 20 W maximum, the manual describes how this figure can be extended to 200 W.

Specifications

  • Power: 0.1 mW to 20 W
  • Impedance: 0.6 Ω to 32 kΩ in 2 ranges
  • Impedance Accuracy: Maximum error ±5% from 100 Hz to 10 kHz, or ±50% from 20 Hz to 30 kHz

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