Hi igeorge,

If you just need an un-calibrated “Go - No Go” measurement, a simple “peak detector” could work.
If a silicon diode has too much junction drop, maybe a germanium or Schottky diode would work.
Just a diode to a capacitor circuit on the output of the ACS712.

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