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.
Now you folks will have to groan through my inane posts about PF and
THD, and other things not fully understood.
Thanks again,
R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760
On 7/15/2015 5:45 PM, Bill Hoffer wrote:
Dana
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!
Bill
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Dana <d...@solarwork.com
<mailto:d...@solarwork.com>> wrote:
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.
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Ray Walters
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 5:20 PM
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] Clamp on Meter
Hi All;
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.
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.
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.
I need the DC current ability now, but adding power factor, and
THD readings would be a serious bonus.
I may just get the Fluke 376, and save my pennies up for the power
quality meter for Christmas....
As always your invaluable input and experiences are greatly
appreciated.
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R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760
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