Clamp Meters - Whats the difference?

[HappyHippyDad]

that's a cracking little meter, happy. better resolution than mine. :33:

Yeah..... but at least you know how to use yours! :shame:

 

[telectrix]

it's not difficult. you just set it on lowest range and clamp the cpc of a circuit, or clamp L&N together to measure any difference. that's your leakage.

 

[i=p/u]

Does the range mean as low as 40mA or 10mA

 

[telectrix]

you may have a range of 40mA, but that;s the max it'll read on that range. the resolution ( i.e. lowest readable value) could be 0.01mA.

 

[Marvo]

This is the earth leakage clamp meter I bought a short while ago. After chatting to the guys on this site it seemed ok so might be worth you getting it as compared to the other earth leakage clamp meters its MUCH cheaper... but I wonder what you lose out on for that cheap price. Its also from a forum sponser so you'll get another 5% of if you pop in the code.

I haven't used the earth leakage capabilities yet but it also tests continuity and voltage which is what I wanted.

Might be worth a look:

TM-EL9809 High Resolution AC Earth Leakage Clamp Meter

There's nothing wrong with that tester, it has great resolution and it's certainly cheap enough. I've heard only good things around the forum about them as well. I'm surprised you haven't had call to use it, I use my earth leakage clamp meter quite regularly.