[Boatanchors] question on ammeters

[J. Forster]

Easy. Instead of putting the current carrying wire through the current
transformer once, put it through 10 times (basically wind a ten turn
primary).

-John

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> I admit I once knew this but at 75 I need some help. How do you wire a 100
> amp AC current meter to read 10 amps full scale, It is a current
> transformer
> style meter manufactured by General Electric #50-250239LSZZ1 . I can still
> figure out DC meters.   I suspect that the current transformer has to have
> the ratio changed, and that sounds messy. '
> Thanks for any help,.............Larry in Seattle
>
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