Current shunts

Jan 02, 2013 6 Replies

Thius may be teh answer



Sorry to start a new thread - I delete all posts after readin



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are easy to use with the sensor terminals across the actual shunt and all calibrated up.


Mind you a meter is probably cheaper :-)


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Ebay has 50A ones - two in parallel for 100A?

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>> These are easy to use with the sensor terminals across the actual shunt

The Datel part would probably be adequate and less than half the price.

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> Mind you a meter is probably cheaper :-)

Given that the OP used one of the most unreliable survivalist crank sites on the net as his reference a Darwin award is a more likely outcome. 100A DC makes for nice fat juicy sparks and doesn't tolerate badly made connections or undersized wiring at all well.

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Hadn't thought of fleabay for this ...

Not sure whether to get shunt and use with DVM or even to get this meter + shunt for £7

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I follow correctly this is Class 2.5 ... so 2.5% of scale ... so on the 100A scale +/- 2.5%

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even has 100A version with free postage:

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I keep thinking that this thread's Title is a Spoonerism.

Surrent chunts? Something Auss Rndrews sells, surely?

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