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A small current passes through the coil that actuates the pointer. When you select different ranges on the instrument you are in fact selecting different resistors so that the sensitivity of the pointer is changed.

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Current is used to turn the pointer of the galvanometer. A galvanometer is used to measure currents that are extremely low. They normally have different levels of resistance.

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