Jeff Major wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Yeah, you can do this. But current shunts are made of
> an alloy which doesn't change resistance with heat,
> within its ratings. Copper wire will change. The
> other source of error is the connections. On shunts,
> the sense lead terminals are independent of the power
> terminals. This will be difficult to do with copper
> cable and lug ends. If you're going to the trouble of
> instrumenting with an ammeter, I'd recommend you use a
> shunt. I've gotten several off eBay for as little as
> $5. New ones, maybe $50 or 60, guessing.
>
> Jeff M
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>>I see that ~ 24.5 inches of 4/0 wire is 0.1 milli
>>Ohm. What do you think of
>>using this method as a shunt?
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>Dave Delman
>>1981 Electric DeLorean Project
>>electricdelorean.com
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