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[[File:Ampere-spacing.jpg]]
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Though useful for testing Amperes law, the above is too insensitive for most current measurement.
To increase sensitivity, 50 turns of wire were wound on a 100mm nail, bent to a C shape with the Hall sensor in the gap. The mV from the Hall sensor are graphed against the current through the wire in amps.


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