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Looking for cheap ammeter that measure the smallest amp

dante_clericuzzio

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I am looking for an ammeter that capable to measure the smallest of amp like 5 miliamp to 100 miliamp. Is there any cheap one kindly advise...if anyone knows
 

dante_clericuzzio

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Any cheap DMM should be able to measure down to <5mA and up to 200mA or more with reasonable accuracy.
Actually i have a DMM and the price is not so cheap to me but i would say mid-range...and it cannot measure current below 0.1 amp that's why i asked
 

davenn

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How can you guarantee that it can measure and display 5mA to 50 mA ? please confirm

did you look at the scales on it ?? somehow I think you didn't

have a look and see that it has a scale that goes down to 200uA

Dave
 

hevans1944

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Or how about this one. Just place a one-ohm resistor in series with your load and measure the voltage drop across it. Measures from 0 to 199.9 mA with a one ohm resistor in series with the load. Requires a 12 V DC wall-wart power supply.

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cjdelphi

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Because you can adjust analogue meters with a screw driver i find them quite accurate...
 

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dante_clericuzzio

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did you look at the scales on it ?? somehow I think you didn't

have a look and see that it has a scale that goes down to 200uA

Dave
I have a multimeter that have that kind of scale like 200uA and it does nothing...so by seeing i dont really believe until someone have tried it and tell me...
 

dante_clericuzzio

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Is it possible that it only works on the 10A range?

If that is what is happening then you have blown the fuse in your multimeter.
Oh that's interesting yes it only work on the 10A range... it could be the fused blown off i never thought of that later i will open and check the fuse inside
 
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