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Re: Battery Preservation

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Originally Posted by philso View Post
You may want to replace the shunt resistance with a DVM set to measure 10's of milliamps.
You may damage your meter if there is a larger current.

With the "voltage drop across a resistor shunt" method, all you risk damaging is the resistor. Set your voltmeter to 12v (or higher) range, then make it more sensitive if needed.


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