What is a SHUNT? (Used to measure Current) + How to make a DIY version

In this video, we'll go over how to use a Shunt & then make our own DIY version for cheap!

Information provided in this video is for educational purposes only.
If you attempt to recreate/replicate anything you’ve seen in this Or any other video, you’re doing so at your own risk.

-Schematix-

[Gereon_]

no annoying music, clear voice and not someone who tries to just show off his skills. Why cant every educational video be like this one?

[christiannielsen]

Great video! I also appreciate the no annoying music factor and no wacky dubbing accent. I subscribed.

[ant]

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[JayJay-kimi]

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[hullinstruments]

Dude… You are hilarious and a very refreshing addition to YouTube electronics community!!!

[Powerstroke]

You are a very well trained young man, and a great presenter! I spent my whole academic career in electronics in the late 70's. Wish you tube was around then.

[johnhoward]

A truly excellent presentation and nice trick to avoid making an inductor. EE education is 40 years old and I needed exactly what you covered here to remind me how to do this. Really appreciate your taking the effort to do this video!

[kurtilingus]

Your sense/delivery of humor is so outrageously dry it gives me flippin' nosebleeds... AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. A+ on the high quality tutorials for us forever-novice-amatuer out there on the merits it has unto itself, just so you know!

[Miata]

Note that commercial high amperage shunts usually have a crude dut in them that looks like it was done with a band saw. That is the calibration cut. With a known current passing through the shunt a notch is cut until the correct voltage is read across the shunt. This allows a very accurate shunt to be made with imprecise tools.

[sincerelyyours]

The folded-wire induction canceling trick was a new one for me. Seems easy enough to test with a good quality LCR meter. Thanks!

[RaffaelePignataro]

I was searching how the hell a shunt resistor helps me to undestand how much current is in the circuit, I searched for hours and found only very hard to undestrand articles or unuseful videos without any pratical example. finally with your video and your pratical examples I undestood the theory. Thanks a lot!

[Ed-equi]

Well done!! I got nowhere watching other videos on this subject. Finally -- with this video -- I got it. Thank you!!

[davidyoung]

Excellent video. I didn’t know what a shunt was and your video explained it clearly.

[MrBluntNose]

This was an incredible video! Thanks for posting. Clear explanations and so much knowledge packed in.

[squatrano]

Love this. Not just what to do but also how it works! Relates concept to theory and practice. Bravo!

[stco]

Nice. I've been wanting to find out how a shunt works to measure current, such as in camper electronics and this helped loads. Thanks!

[thed]

I've been playing with electronics all my life & still learn some cool stuff from your vids. Definitely worth my time. Thank you.

[alexrXX]

Perfect educational video. Understood everything; not like the other shunt video I just fast forwarded as the presenter fumbled through his description. Top job. Thanks.

[lloydgarland]

A very simple concept, yet so many people new to electronics get confused by it. This is an excellent video, well presented and perfectly explained - brilliant! See guys? Electronics doesn't have to be complicated!

[damienmilk]

thanks for the clear explanation, i have never really understood shunts.