The reason I did not reference DC clamp on meters is because of their expense and relatively poor accuracy.
Not surprised that there are cheap ones out there now, however, as little as I would need it, I don’t think I would invest $60 in a clamp on DC ammeter. YMMV, of course. Dan > On Apr 17, 2016, at 3:06 PM, fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > There are clamp on DC meters too. > > Like Jim said, > >> A clamp-on _DC_ ammeter works, but they work on the Hall >> effect and are not cheap, like the clamp-on inductive AC >> ammeters are. I have a nice Fluke, goes to 400A. > > I got this one a few years ago. Mighty handy. Not on sale, > it's about $60. 40A and 400A range for both AC and DC > current. It is also a general purpose multimeter with leads > for measuring voltage and resistance. > > http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/72-7224 > > It is NOT as well made, or accurate, or consistent as Jim's > Fluke - but as much as I really like good tools, having this > cheap(ish) one is so much more handy than having none at all. > > 400A is enough for normal starter motor duty. When I had a > starter with a winding shorted to ground it was drawing a lot > more than 400A - but over-current with a clamp on does not > damage the meter, it's just beyond the numbers it can display. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
