[Boatanchors] Milliammeter shunt resistance wire sources?

[Price Smith]

Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Milliammeter shunt resistance wire sources?


>I harvest the GFCI plugs from hair appliances for use with AC-DC chassis
> Hair dryers are also an excellent and compact source of nichrome wire
> complete with a re-usable mounting and some heat proof insulation.  Try
> using a brass screw, lock washer and nut for attachment to copper wire.
>
> Rich KB8TAD


I do not understand why one would mess with nichrome wire. It is not Rocket 
Science to
use copper wire for a meter shunt. The ohmic value is easy to calculate. 
Look in
the ARRL handbook.

Price W0RI