Morton, Edward Reginald, 1867- · New York : E.B. Treat & Co. · leaf 33
this secondcircuit or not. The principal use for a shunt resistanceis to make electrical applications to patients, and as thecurrents required are very weak, they can be made verysmall and compact. For this purpose they are generallywound with fine wire and have about ten turns for eachvolt. This… … Fig. 1. Plan of Shunt Resistance. fuse are for safety, and the switch is to disconnect it fromthe main when no longer required. While shunt resistances are not much used in radiology,they have many advantages, especially when workingwith mercury interrupters from high voltage mains, 200to 250…
