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    I was wondering if anyone might have the schematics (or know where to find them) of an earth resistivity meter that has a greater power output than that listed in the Geo site. Or perhaps how dificult would it be to alter the existing one to have a greater power output. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Shawn.

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    Re: earth resistivity meter

    Hi Shawn,

    You could pretty easily crank up the output current on the Beck design, just decrease R8 and R13. The output current is roughly 0.7v/R8 (or R13). The transistors should be able to handle a few hundred milliamps.

    Out of curiosity, why do you need higher current? Depending on the ground resistance, you may not have enough voltage to drive a higher current. Then you would need to increase the +/- 18v rails.

    - Carl

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