What do a shunt do , anyway ?
I was looking at a meter and it said shunt required , Why ?
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wanderingbob wrote:
I was looking at a meter and it said shunt required , Why ?
And after all of those replies.............
Assuming that you were looking at a multi-function meter:
It will function just fine for all of it's functions EXCEPT reading high currents, for which an external shunt is required.
Typically, that means volts, ohms and amps up to 10 just with the meter itself.
And....you can't just get any old shunt. You need one with a resistance value that matches the meter calibration.
If you want to read high currents, that is.
