On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:02:24 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

That is true. At one time you could buy a shunt to extend the range on
a meter. I bet they still sell them.

Current shunts are widely available from a number of sources:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ac+current+shunts

Or you can make your own:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadge...ts/shunts.html