Ayrton shunt
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title:
Ayrton shunt
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The Ayrton shunt or universal shunt is a high-resistance shunt used in galvanometers to increase their range without changing the damping.
The circuit is named after its inventor William E. Ayrton. Multirange ammeters that use this technique are more accurate than those using a make-before-break switch. Also it will eliminate the possibility of having a meter without a shunt which is a serious concern in make-before-break switches. The selector switch changes the amount of resistance in parallel
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Circuit used in galvanometers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrton_shunt
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2024-01-23T15:48:27Z
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