Ok for xmas looks like I might be asking for a clamp meter as long as the price is right.
I have been looking at Fluke, Greenlee, Craftsman, Tpi etc. Does anyone have any insight or a site with reviews on diff models on how accurate they are? Greenlee seems like a good price, but craftsman has some real cheap Clamp on AC/DC True RMS meters on ebay. any insight? |
one word, one word only
FLUKE Seriously, if you're going to get a good, true RMS clamp on, get a fluke, no question, no qualifications, no BS. GET THE FLUKE and get the best one you can. if you want information go to a store like graybar, guillevin,westburn-ruddy, or nelco. (look under electrical suppliers in the yellow pages) and take a look at what they have. fluke is the best out there, period. 90% of electricians and electrical workers use fluke, not only because they're the best, but because they're reliable as hell. I have a Greenlee DMM, next on my list is a good fluke clamp on. Fluke, settle for no less. *end rant* [ November 28, 2004, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: Sassmaster ] |
lol thanks for the response
Im not conerned to much about reliability (if your talking about the meter taking abuse from working in the work enviroment) because I take good care of all my stuff, and i wouldn't really be exposing it to harsh conditions as well. I wanted to know if the cheaper nes were still accurate to a fluke etc? Im in graybar all the time and see the Greenlee's on the wall. Maybe I should ask next time. Any other online sites to check out for the product? |
if you want a really cheap one princess auto has some clamp meters for like $60...true they aren't that great...can't do DC amperage just AC but still thats ok for audio applications and considering they are a whole lot cheaper than anything else out there...I don't know what you are looking for but if its cheap then this is a good one to get
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greenlee has their catologue online, and fluke does as well.
Fluke's page Greenlee's page. Is anything going to be as good as the fluke meters? not likely, but for a car application, the greenlee would work fine. but, personal choice, and as a recomendation, nothing less than fluke. |
I wont need AC, if anything I would need DC for measuring current draw in the car
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Can you get a DC clamp meter? I thought they only worked on AC?
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DC and AC. I just got a barely used Fluke 336 off of ebay for roughly $200can (reatil is $425 iirc) Mesures 0-600A AC and DC, 0-600V AC and DC, and has a resistance setting also. Sturdy unit!
Their lower models can be had for quite a bit less since they're either only AC or only DC and also lower Max levels. Depending what you want to do wih it, you could always get a Digital multimeter and get an external clamp which hooks up to your DMM and then will give you a current reading in AC or DC depending on the model. [ November 28, 2004, 10:34 PM: Message edited by: dbEric ] |
they had a TPI model add on for any DMM out there it just ended for $12 us in ebay
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Originally posted by dbEric: DC and AC. I just got a barely used Fluke 336 off of ebay for roughly $200can (reatil is $425 iirc) Mesures 0-600A AC and DC, 0-600V AC and DC, and has a resistance setting also. Sturdy unit! |
another vote for fluke!!!
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and I also just got a brand new Fluke 87 V DMM electrician's combo off of ebay for $260us. (retail is 618can iirc)
[ November 29, 2004, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: dbEric ] |
Hey
I use the 336 from Fluke at work and in a recent "bench" test it was within 1A at 400ADC and bang-on at 150A. If you are handy with electronics there are DC current transformers available for ~$50-100CAD range. They can take 12V in and give a varying DC voltage out proportional to the current - then you just connect a voltmeter. Later - J |
at work hydro buys fluke meters exclusively, but when I asked a couple electricians they said greenlee was good too ...........
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