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From: "Michael Vinson" <mjvinson@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [EE]: Measuring Current


> 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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