Timeline for Where can I use my ammeter to measure the current set by the current limit potentiometer?
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| Jan 10, 2016 at 3:52 | comment | added | Daniel | I've got an unopened MSP430 that might just be perfect for this. Thank you! | |
| Jan 10, 2016 at 3:48 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | You could possibly calibrate a voltmeter reading the control voltage to reflect the limit amperage (calibration method same, just a difference in where you are writing it down) but it's more difficult in practice (have to find an analog meter you can open up and put a blank face on to place your scale, or head off into microcontroller-and-display-land for the moderne approach.) Right - that is Nick's answer. | |
| Jan 10, 2016 at 3:43 | comment | added | Daniel | I suppose it was naive of me to assume that somewhere in this circuit is the actual current limit. Thank you for your response. | |
| Jan 10, 2016 at 3:37 | history | answered | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |