AVR-Chat

On 3/30/2010 5:45 PM, Steve Hodge wrote:
> I have 2 Ohmite LVK series SMT current sense resistors that I was just about
> to solder onto a pcb when I realized there are no markings on the actual
> part to tell which are the two current terminals ("I" on the data sheet) and
> which are the two voltage sense terminals ("V").  I have what appears to be
> an ambiguity of 180 degrees in how I place the part.  This means the two
> pads marked "V" would interchange with the two pads marked "I".
>
> Are the "V" and the "I" pads at each end of the resistor actually connected
> together internally so either one can serve as "V" and the other as "I"?  It
> would seem like this would have to be the case because of the lack of any
> orientation marks.

They're symmetric aren't they?  In that case you get to choose which 
pair are sense and which are load.  Cross connecting probably isn't 
advised though.

Robert

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