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From: jdubb@bucsf.bu.edu (jay dubb)
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Subject: Where to get a cheap AC 0-2 Amp ammeter?
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   I am posting this for a friend of mine who doesn't have access
to USENET, so please respond directly to mlevin@jade.tufts.edu.

   I am doing reasearch in the bio dept. of Tufts U., and need to get
my hands on an AC, 0-2 Amp ammeter. I don't have the cash to get a
real tester. I am hoping someone knows of a mail-order electronics
supplier that sells these things - they are basically like panel
meters - Radio Shack used to sell them, but no more. What I am looking
for is just the ammeter, nothing else (no case, no multimeter
abilities, etc.).  I know of a couple of companies, but theirs are all
either DC, or in the milliAmp range. Any ideas? And, another question:
suppose I get one. When it says AC, I imagine it likes 60 Hz best. Any
clues on what it will do if I try to measure current anywhere from 20 Hz
to 1 kHz? Will it work/blow up/show wrong reading? Thanks in advance.
Please reply to mlevin@jade.tufts.edu.

				Mike Levin (mlevin@jade.tufts.edu)