Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337 DC Clamp meter vs Outback

2017-08-29 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
The metering should be repeatable and some error is acceptable. The 10A error is kind of not useful unless it is related to the amount of actual current and nominal voltage of the system. The error may not be a big deal on a 12V but a 48V nominal may be an issue. A good cheap and dirty

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337 DC Clamp meter vs Outback

2017-08-28 Thread Drake
Some years ago I was talking to Outback Tech support and mentioned major discrepancies in voltage readings from a Mate. The support lady laughed and said that the meters on the Outback weren't accurate. At 04:48 PM 8/28/2017, you wrote: My fluke 337 DC clamp meter is consistently reading about

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337 DC Clamp meter vs Outback

2017-08-28 Thread Dana
le since 1988"  Please consider the environment before printing this email. -Original Message- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Foxfire Energy Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 2:48 PM To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: [RE-wren

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337 DC Clamp meter vs Outback

2017-08-28 Thread Jay
Hi Dan You can use the shunt MV reading via say fluke 87 to double check the amps that your clamp on is reading. Jay > On Aug 28, 2017, at 2:47 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > wrote: > > Looks like you need a 2nd meter to test the sushi... --Dave > > > Dave

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337 DC Clamp meter vs Outback

2017-08-28 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Looks like you need a 2nd meter to test the sushi... --Dave Dave Foxfire EnergyDave > My fluke 337 DC clamp meter is consistently reading about 10 A less than > what I'm seeing on the flex max and Mate3.. Outback tells me my fluke is > lame.. Bad sushi? > > Dan Brown > Foxfire Energy Corp. >

[RE-wrenches] Fluke 337 DC Clamp meter vs Outback

2017-08-28 Thread Foxfire Energy
My fluke 337 DC clamp meter is consistently reading about 10 A less than what I'm seeing on the flex max and Mate3.. Outback tells me my fluke is lame.. Bad sushi? Dan Brown Foxfire Energy Corp. (802)-483-2564 www.Foxfire-Energy.com ___ List

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

2016-09-24 Thread Drake
I was on the phone to Fluke, preparing to send in my old meter and get an updated model for another $300, $100 off the retail price. I got suspicious of the leads while on the phone, and cancelled the RMA. Replacing the leads with another pair solved the problem. Continuity testing the old leads

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

2016-09-23 Thread Tump
AS a matter of course we always replace leads in our meters once a year and send them in for calibration ~ every 3-4 years. Fluke is VERY good at there service and I would suggest that perhaps the cost is 1/2 as much as a new one. We will send the old ones in and replace it w/ a new one.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

2016-09-22 Thread Benn Kilburn
Ya know whati'll echo Ron's comment. Check the leads. I was also questioning an intermittent working Fluke...switched out the leads with one that was working fine and found that one of the leads was the problem. FWIW, I found the loose connection was where the wire went into the moulded

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

2016-09-22 Thread RM You
Hi Drake, you might want to check the leads. I had an intermittently working Fluke where the leads looked perfectly good but they were the problem. Ron > On Sep 13, 2016, at 2:24 PM, Drake > wrote: > > Hello Wrenches, > > My old Fluke 337 is working

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

2016-09-13 Thread Jay
Hi Drake, You might look at the fluke connect series. Pretty interesting what they can do. Jay Peltz Power Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2016, at 2:24 PM, Drake > wrote: > > Hello Wrenches, > > My old Fluke 337 is working intermittently, and it

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

2016-09-13 Thread Starlight Solar Power Systems
Hey Drake, I’ve been using a 334 for many years. I recently looked at the 381 because of the wireless removable display. There have been many situations where the wire I’m clamped onto puts the display in a position that I can’t easily read it. Having a wireless display would be SO handy.

[RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

2016-09-13 Thread Drake
Hello Wrenches, My old Fluke 337 is working intermittently, and it needs to be replaced. (An intermittently working meter seems like a deadly thing to keep around). It looks like the 337 was replaced by a 337A (now discontinued) which in turn was replaced by a Fluke 376. I am still able to