How to measure very low resistances?

Ian0

Joined Aug 7, 2020
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I used to measure cable resistance (to check that it was really copper and had the correct cross sectional area)
I used a fixed voltage power supply and a power resistor which I had previously measured accurately. The power resistor in question was my audio dummy load.
 

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MikeA

Joined Jan 20, 2013
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You'd be surprised!
A 60mV/60A shunt has a resistance of 1m ohm.
You only need 1.2uH of inductance to be 10% out at 60Hz.

To be perfectly pedantic, it won't be a different resistance, it will be a different impedance.

Interesting. I haven't come across inductance in spec sheets for current shunts.

These sell for $100+ a piece: https://riedon.com/media/pdf/RSJ.pdf

It does say "Non-inductive Metal Element". So no inductance at any frequency?
 
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