Donovan Parks wrote:
>Will placing an ammeter in series along the positive end of my power supply
>tell me how much current my circuit requires?  Seems like it should, but my
>thumbs are green when it comes to actually doing EE.  Thanks for taking the
>time to enlighten me.
>
>+5V ---> Ammeter ----> +5V terminal of circuit

Yes, unless your application is supplied from several different
voltage sources (e.g. 5V and 12V). In that case, you can connect
the ammeter between circuit ground and the (common) power supply
ground. That will allow you to measure TOTAL current drain.

Michael V

Thank you for reading my little posting.


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