Measuring motor current (anyone tried this?)

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Measuring motor current (anyone tried this?)

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12-04-2010, 20:00

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Re: Measuring motor current (anyone tried this?)

The resistance of each breaker will probably be different. How about replacing one wire from per motor from each speed controlller to fuse panel with a longer one, same size/length for all four, and measure the voltage drop on the wires?

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