A print-out of the discussions here about ammeter shunts would require several reams of paper, and firefighters' turn-out gear to survive the flaming that has gone on!

A shunt can be as simple as a strip of stainless steel connected across the back of the ammeter, or as complex as an engineer's wet dream- - - -"Ya pays your money and ya takes yer choice!" Thousands of 30 amp meters have been run without a shunt for millions of miles, carrying alternator output without burning up vehicles, so the whole discussion is sort of an exercise in semantics. A pegged ammeter might not be accurate, but it's not a thermonuclear device ready to explode!
Jerry


Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!