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Do clamp meters work?
Indispensable as a test tool, the jaws of a clamp meter facilitate work in tight spaces and permits current measurements on live conductors without circuit interruption. Though clamp meters are closely related to multimeters, they are not simply multimeters with inductive jaws replacing test leads.
What is a clamp meter good for?
Safety. Clamp meters allow electricians to bypass the old-school method of cutting into a wire and inserting a meter’s test leads into the circuit to take an in-line current measurement. The jaws of a clamp meter do not need to touch a conductor during a measurement.
What do clamp meters do?
Clamp meters allow electricians to bypass the old-school method of cutting into a wire and inserting a meter’s test leads into the circuit to take an in-line current measurement. The jaws of a clamp meter do not need to touch a conductor during a measurement.
What do you need to know about a clamp meter?
A clamp meter is basically a multimeter that has a clamp on top. When a user is measuring voltage with a multimeter, he will need to cut the circuit in half to get an accurate reading and make sure that he doesn’t short circuit his multimeter.
Can a clamp meter be used with an AC line splitter?
Check the reading and make sure that you clamped only one wire. It is also very common to use AC line splitters in combination with the clamp meter. In that case, it is necessary to plug the AC line splitter in the wall and an object that you want to test in the AC line splitter.
Where do you place the clamps on a multimeter?
Open the clamps and place them around the conductor. Here’s a mistake that I often see new users doing: When you are placing the clamp around the wire, make sure that you position the wire in the middle, in the hole between the clamps and the multimeter.
How does a clamp on current probe work?
The black test lead of the clamp-on current probe accessory is plugged into the common jack. The red test lead is plugged into the mA jack for current measurement accessories that produce a current output. The red test lead is plugged into the voltage (V) jack for current measurement accessories that produce a voltage output.