another vote for fluke!!!

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 ...........