Aleph J Quiescent Current meter

Hello. I want to implement Quiescent Current meter for current source. The question is - what is the best place to connect? And about the meter - should it be a current meter or volt meter?
 

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classic needle meter for voltage

connect it across any of source resistors

say that needle meter is declared for 500uA for full scale

just from top of my head - 10K trimpot as series variable resistor, and connect 100uF/6V3 in parallel with instrument

when amp is set, just fiddle with trimpot to set needle in mid position
 
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ampermeter is nothing else than basic needle instrument, which is "voltage" instrument, with added shunt resistor

you need basic "voltage" instrument (no current meter), connected as shown

10K trimpot is from top of my head, but I believe it'll cover whatever instrument you use = ranging from 100uA to 1mA

if you can't set needle low enough, just increase value of trimpot, or add same value resistor in series with trimpot
 

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