No current loss, current flow is always the same at all points within a circuit. Voltage drop yes but should be very, very small. An amp meter is actually measuring the voltage drop across a shunt of known resistance but a very small resistance. On 3/19/07, David Etter <detter@mail.auracom.com> wrote: > > Can anyone tell me if using an analog ammeter (located in-line from > my solar panel) would result in current loss? It would seem to me > that by creating a field in a coil to operate the ammeter it would > perhaps act much like a choke in a normal electrical circuit. > Any field offers resistance to current flow; but perhaps the > loss is so small.... ??????? > > |
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