<div dir="ltr">Dana<div><br></div><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><div><br></div><div>Bill</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Dana <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Fluke is 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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From: RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of Ray Walters<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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