[Amps] plate voltage meter shunt

[Jim Hargrave]

Doug,

Depending on the type of bleeder, you might consider connecting the
voltmeter near the bottom of the bleeder string.

    73s de Jim
       W5IFP


  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Douglas
  > Johnson
  > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 4:16 PM
  > To: AMPS
  > Subject: [Amps] plate voltage meter shunt
  >
  >
  > I am installing a meter to measure plate voltage 1-5000v@ 1a 
  > dc, the meter has a 1ma fs rating.  the serial resistance I
  > have made up in the past has been 3 watt metal film resistors
  > in series. since they can only rated for 200v per resistor it
  > takes many to do the job. Can some other resistor type with a
  > higher rating be used in a safe manner for this purpose?...tnx,
  > Doug,w9iix
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