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Thanks Bill for pointing me to Seaward's power clamp. That was
exactly what I was looking for; it does both AC power quality, PF,
THD, and it does DC power as well. None of the other meters I
looked at did it all. Also I found it for about the same cost as the
Fluke 376. Score another point for the RE List.<br>
Now you folks will have to groan through my inane posts about PF and
THD, and other things not fully understood.<br>
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Thanks again,<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760</pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/15/2015 5:45 PM, Bill Hoffer
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<div>I highly recommend the Power Quality Clamp meter. My most
useful meter, I will never buy just a plain old clamp meter
again, for a few dollars more having the ability to measure
ac/dc power directly is huge! I have had the Seaward Power
Clamp for several years now, when it was the only single phase
power meter available. Nice to see others coming out now from
Exceltech and Amprobe , should get the price down some with
competition. Fluke needs to get a model in that function and
price range too! With their new Fluke Connect Blue tooth that
would make performance validation a breeze!</div>
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making GREENLEES meters I have a couple and they are as
accurate as the FLUKES. I cannot quote model #'s but good
buy for less $ & same bomber rubber exterior as FLUKE.<br>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 5:20 PM<br>
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] Clamp on Meter<br>
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Hi All;<br>
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My Fluke 36 clamp on DC meter just died again. It will not
zero. This happened before, and I had it repaired, but I
think its time for a new one, as its 15 years old.<br>
What are folks using these days? I'm looking at the Fluke
376; it does AC/DC current, but also is rated to 1000 v,
which makes it useful for the new higher voltage arrays.<br>
I was also looking at some of the clamp on Power Quality
meters, like the Amprobe ACD-41PQ, or the Extech 382075
Power quality meter. The Fluke 345 is beyond my budget
right now, and doesn't go to 1000 v.<br>
I need the DC current ability now, but adding power factor,
and THD readings would be a serious bonus.<br>
I may just get the Fluke 376, and save my pennies up for the
power quality meter for Christmas....<br>
As always your invaluable input and experiences are greatly
appreciated.<br>
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R.Ray Walters<br>
CTO, Solarray, Inc<br>
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,<br>
Licensed Master Electrician<br>
Solar Design Engineer<br>
303 505-8760<br>
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