I know this is an older post, and probably a stupid question to most of you out there since I'm a student...but, what exactly is the purpose of a current shunt? I hear Dave reviewing multimeters mentioning the current shunt, and it's made me curious. I know I could search online for the answer, but I thought asking Dave and/or other experts would give me a better definition and purpose of a current shunt in a multimeter. Thanks!