RE: Ammeter Question

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Original poster: "Godfrey Loudner" <ggreen-at-gwtc-dot-net> 

I've seen those current transformers with the opening in the middle. Can one
wind a current transformer at home, or is the precision required to fine for
home brewing? Does the output from a current transformer have to be feed to
another transformer for lowering to an AC ammeter? With the assistance of a
DMM for calibration, I thought home brewing could be done. I'm really
inexperienced with instrumentation.

Godfrey Loudner

 >Typically, most AC ammeters that go inline with your circuit measure
maximum
 >of 5A full scale.  Above that, you usually get the panel
 >meters that fit with a current transformer which you simply run your input
 >power wire through it.

 >Dan