Digital clamp ammeter and volt meter. Used for measuring amperage (current) through a wire and measuring voltage
Norm
aussie_paul said
02:18 PM Mar 5, 2015
normn wrote:
Digital clamp ammeter and volt meter. Used for measuring amperage (current) through a wire and measuring voltage
Norm
That is what I thought it was when I bought it Norm. I will have to check it out. I seem to recall I could not get it to work when it arrived and was put in the too hard basket until I caught up. Now that I am further behind I might as well try it again!!!
Aussie Paul.
migra said
02:24 PM Mar 5, 2015
how much do you want for it ???????
DeBe said
06:57 PM Mar 5, 2015
This is how you check current draw using a clamp meter as yours is AC amps only. You need to measure one wire only, as 2 will cancel each other out. I use this set up for fridge repairs. the one in the picture is AC & DC clamp meter & was about $35 on Ebay & looks the same as a Jaycar one.
This is how you check current draw using a clamp meter as yours is AC amps only. You need to measure one wire only, as 2 will cancel each other out. I use this set up for fridge repairs. the one in the picture is AC & DC clamp meter & was about $35 on Ebay & looks the same as a Jaycar one.
Thanks Daryl, I see how it works now.
Aussie Paul.
aussie_paul said
10:20 PM Mar 5, 2015
I can't get it to work in the clamp mode I made a cord.
I can't get it to work in the clamp mode I made a cord.
Aussie Paul.
Is the Battery inside OK. Mine (same model as De Be) has a 9 volt battery inside the unit.
aussie_paul said
11:02 PM Mar 5, 2015
The display works Mike, and the continuity beeper works. It measures dc voltage via the flexible leads. I was running a cooling fan so should be drawing current.
Aussie Paul.
iana said
11:10 PM Mar 5, 2015
Those pervious replies have feed you incorrect information. That is actually a male fertility tester. The various settings are either to test or to stimulate. Instructions are not necessary, it should be obvious.
Bruce and Bev said
11:21 PM Mar 5, 2015
Ian - what a crack up (no pun intended lol) - love it. Do you use it on the round bits or the long bit - does it hurt much????
DeBe said
10:06 AM Mar 6, 2015
Cant read the scale for current on your picture. But a fan draws very little current, & if your scale is 100A then it probably wont register. Picture of a fan reading .02A & the others a fan heater heating elements.
Be very aware of the insulation class of these meters, a class 3 (which is more expensive) is the minimum, (under the standard) to measure 240v. That means the lower classes MAY go boom if hooked up to 240. Generally the class is printed as a warning at the bottom of the meter in terms of maximum voltages both AC and DC.
Also note 240 volts is only the RMS. The maximum or peak volts on a sine wave will be in the vicinity of 330 volts, this is the voltage the meter must be able to withstand.
Sorry to rain on the parade
-- Edited by Phil C on Friday 6th of March 2015 11:45:15 AM
aussie_paul said
12:28 PM Mar 6, 2015
DeBe said,
Cant read the scale for current on your picture. But a fan draws very little current, & if your scale is 100A then it probably wont register. Picture of a fan reading .02A & the others a fan heater heating elements.
I have been sorting "stuff" from our shift in 2013 and found this. No manual with it of course!!! What do I use it for?
Aussie Paul.
Norm
That is what I thought it was when I bought it Norm. I will have to check it out. I seem to recall I could not get it to work when it arrived and was put in the too hard basket until I caught up. Now that I am further behind I might as well try it again!!!
Aussie Paul.
how much do you want for it ???????
This is how you check current draw using a clamp meter as yours is AC amps only. You need to measure one wire only, as 2 will cancel each other out. I use this set up for fridge repairs. the one in the picture is AC & DC clamp meter & was about $35 on Ebay & looks the same as a Jaycar one.
Thanks Daryl, I see how it works now.
Aussie Paul.
I can't get it to work in the clamp mode
I made a cord.
Aussie Paul.
Is the Battery inside OK. Mine (same model as De Be) has a 9 volt battery inside the unit.
The display works Mike, and the continuity beeper works. It measures dc voltage via the flexible leads. I was running a cooling fan so should be drawing current.
Aussie Paul.
Cant read the scale for current on your picture. But a fan draws very little current, & if your scale is 100A then it probably wont register. Picture of a fan reading .02A & the others a fan heater heating elements.
Word of warning!
Be very aware of the insulation class of these meters, a class 3 (which is more expensive) is the minimum, (under the standard) to measure 240v. That means the lower classes MAY go boom if hooked up to 240. Generally the class is printed as a warning at the bottom of the meter in terms of maximum voltages both AC and DC.
Also note 240 volts is only the RMS. The maximum or peak volts on a sine wave will be in the vicinity of 330 volts, this is the voltage the meter must be able to withstand.
Sorry to rain on the parade
-- Edited by Phil C on Friday 6th of March 2015 11:45:15 AM
DeBe said,
Cant read the scale for current on your picture. But a fan draws very little current, & if your scale is 100A then it probably wont register. Picture of a fan reading .02A & the others a fan heater heating elements.
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Ok, more testing.
Aussie Paul
Doesn't matter which bits, none of them work these days, ha ha, lol.
Aussie Paul.
Ah ha, I must have accidentally pushed the "hold" button!!!!
Now it works, ha ha. Asking for help in public really lets the cat out of the bag re my " stupidity" Eh?
The price just went up!!!
Aussie Paul.
http://cdn1.globalmediapro.com/att/a/2/f/9/a2f9s3/dm6266-manual.pdf
http://www.talyelc.com/img/products/pdf/266%20manual.pdf
-- Edited by dorian on Monday 9th of March 2015 06:00:32 PM
Thanks Dorian.
Aussie Paul.
You should get exactly the same reading on active and neutral ... unless plug has been wired wrong.