[Boatanchors] Milliammeter shunt resistance wire sources?

[Glen Zook]

The problem with using copper wire is that the length of wire needed to make the shunt can be fairly long which makes for a pretty good sized "bundle".  However, I definitely have been known to make meter shunts from copper wire.

Glen, K9STH

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--- On Sun, 5/30/10, Price Smith <w0rihps at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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.