1644-A

The General Radio 1644-A Megohm Bridge is a Megohm Bridge introduced in 1965 Catalog S and remained available through Catalog78. The Type 1644-A is a bridge type instrument used for resistance measurements in 9 ranges from 1 kΩ to 10 GΩ. The bridge is a modified Wheatstone bridge design. It contains a built in vacuum tube detector and high voltage power supply. Besides measuring resistors its uses are semiconductor leakage, capacitor resistance and insulation resistance for example. The Type 1644-A replaces the Type 544-B.

Specifications

• Resistance Range: 1 kΩ to 1000 TΩ in ten decade ranges.
• Accuracy: from 1 kΩ to 10 GΩ ±1% Basic accuracy see manual.
• Test Voltages: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000 Volts.
• Short-Circuit Current: <15 mA at 10 V to 50 V; <10 mA at 100 to 1000 V.

Links

• Experimenter describing Type 1644-A December 1964

Photos

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  Detector Board and Foil Side of Power Supply

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  Power Supply Board Close-Up

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  Detector Board Close-Up

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