Hopefully, someone can suggest an easy technique to wire meter shunts in fractional parts of an ohm. I just spent some tedious, cut and try time finally getting a 1 ma meter to read 1 amp of plate cu
Ron, Yes there is as I just saw them in Mouser. I forget the manufacturer but they'll be under resistors. Shunts like a 0.1 ohm or lower are hard to make and be accurate. Best, Will ** REPLY SEPARATO
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An alternative method is to put a low value R in series with the current and then connect the meter across the R as if it were a vo
Henry, Believe it or not, that was the way they did on one of those Radio Shack meters similar to a Simpson 260. The shunt was a bent piece of nichrome wire around the inside of the meter. Towards th
"Is there a retail supplier of low value nichrome type resistance wire (per linear length) that allows for the quick calculation and fabrication of meter shunts within a range of fractional parts of
I agree with Bill. The use of your meter as a Voltmeter has several benefits. First, it is EASY to use standard resistors for the shunt. Second, it is EASY to calibrate. Third, it is inexpensive. For