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Module 7. Maintenance practices

If an ammeter reads 0 - 1mA FSD, what would you be required to do to enable it to read 10mA FSD?

  • Place a 5.8 ohm resistor as a shunt in parallel with the meter.
  • Place a 9.9 ohm resistor as a multiplier across the coils.
  • Place a 9 ohm resistor as a multiplier in series with the meter.

Explanation

To extend a current (ammeter) range you fit a low-value shunt resistor in parallel, diverting the excess current so only full-scale current still flows through the movement. A multiplier in series is the technique for extending a voltmeter range, not a current range, so the series-multiplier options are wrong in principle.

vale asking:

Can someone explain pls?

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