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Default Calibration Of Electronic Equipment In The Home Workshop

On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:25:08 GMT, ehsjr Gave
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You may, but not accuracy below the tens of _mA_ digit.
When you need accuracy below tens of mA, you measure
voltage across a resistance. It doesn't make a lot of
sense to look for your meter to be accurate to 8 decimal
places for your .00000005 amp reading.



ALL handheld meters use voltage read across a precision shunt
resistor for current readings. I am not talking about inductive
probes. Standard current.