Doubt in Ammeter: Shunt Resistor or Inductance?

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The discussion centers on the function of a wire wound across the terminals of an ammeter, initially thought to be a shunt resistor. It is confirmed that this wire acts as a shunt resistor, despite its inductive characteristics. However, at the low frequencies for which the meter is designed, the inductance from the few turns of wire is negligible. The conversation also notes that RF ammeters operate on different principles than standard ammeters. Overall, the primary focus is on the shunt resistor's role and the minimal impact of inductance in this context.
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The other day I happened to open an ammeter just out of curiosity.
What I saw was that across the positive and negative terminals a wire of considerable thickness(almost equal to the thickness of wires we use for household joints) was wound..It just had 4 or 5 turns.
I guess it should be the shunt resistor (though it wasn't a "resistor" also there was no resistor in series )...but then the fact that the wire was wound brought to my mind a doubt whether inductance has any role to play in it ?
Am I right ?
 
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Yes, it was a shunt resistor as the meter movement was probably 1000 times more sensitive than 'amps'.

No, at the low frequencies the meter was designed for, the inductance of a few turns makes no difference. RF ammeters work on entirely different principles.

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