[Amps] plate voltage meter shunt

[Alek Petkovic]

Here are the specs for Panasonic MOF resistors. I used the 5W variety in 
my amp project. They are rated at 500V. The 1/2W have a 300V rating and 
the 1W - 3W all have 350V.

http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/components/pdf/AOA0000CE18.pdf

Somewhere on one of my computers, I have/had a chart of specs for some 
Chinese MOF resistors but I can't find it at the moment. I'll no doubt 
stumble across it when I'm searching for something else. Anyway, from 
memory, the 5W model in that table is rated at 750V.

Dunno what type of resistor you are using but it is quite easy to find 
ones which are rated at higher than 200V.

Good luck with the project.

73, Alek.
VK6APK

On 4/11/2012 5:15 AM, Douglas Johnson wrote:
> 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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