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An ammeter measures the voltage across a resistor with a known value, and

from that it calculates the current through the resistor. The resistor has to be

a very small value, so that it doesn't change the current in the circuit by being

placed in line with it.

If you really want to do this, then you need a resistor made for the purpose,

with a resistance of not more than 1 ohm. You can buy one, or maybe roll up

a big ball of insulated wire that has a resistance of 1/2 or 3/4 ohm. (How you

would measure that accurately is another question.) When you have that

fractional-ohm resistor, connect the voltmeter across its ends, and you have

your ammeter. To use it, open (break) the circuit whose current you want to

measure, and connect your meter into the hole. Read the voltmeter. The

current passing through your resistor is

(the voltmeter reading) divided by (the resistance of your resistor).

There are other design details to consider, which we won't go into at this time.

If you actually try this, don't use it to measure currents greater than maybe

1 Ampere. How will you know the current before you've measured it ? That's

exactly the appropriate question. The answer is: Experience. If you haven't

got it, then maybe you shouldn't be building your own test equipment yet.

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No. Voltmeter in parallel. Ammeter in series.


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