Computing a shunt for an ammeter
Electrical Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
How to calculate the shunt resistor that extends a moving-coil movement to a chosen current range, using Ohm's law.
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- Measuring instruments
- The moving-coil movement
- Analogue and digital meters
- The ammeter
- Computing a shunt for an ammeter
- The voltmeter
- Computing a multiplier for a voltmeter
- The ohmmeter
- The multimeter
- Selecting a suitable scale and range
- Connecting meters in the workshop
- Calibrating coil-based instruments
- Measuring voltage, current and resistance
- Why measuring instruments matter