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Old December 24th, 2007, 11:32 PM
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Default Re: Clamp Meters

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Originally Posted by derekleffew View Post
First, the clamp meter must be used only around a single wire conductor, not around cable. Second, the clamp meter will only tell you amperage, not voltage, without physical contact using the included probes. .
I believe an Amp meter, as a clamp around a single HOT conductor meter is called, will only do a reliable test on loads whose sine wave is not distorted in some fashion - I.E. they don't work to get you the load of a Sensor 96 dimmer rack (or any dimmer rack, for that matter).

Or am I thinking of something else ?.

Steve B.
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