One can buy a used clamp meter at pawn shops and stores that sell home improvement supplies that are left over from construction jobs. There are several online sites that also sell used clamp meters.
Not very easily. A clamp on amp meter has to go around only one of the circuit conductors. If the clamp on meter is used around the power cord the two wires in the cord have a cancellation effect and the meter will read zero. If you can separate the load's wires that plug into the cord and clamp around that wire you will get a load amperage reading.
You can buy hose clamp pliers online from stores such as Sears. Alternatively, you can also purchase hose clamp pliers online from retailers such as Amazon.
yes, you should get one with the clamp but if not, buy one and insert it into your forks
Simply "clamp-on" the clamp of the amp meter to any electrical conductor supplying the equipment that you wish to check while it is in operation. It is better to use your clamp-on with each individual conductor one at a time.
To check the amperage of an electrical circuit, you can use a clamp meter. Simply clamp the meter around one of the wires in the circuit to measure the current flowing through it. Make sure to set the meter to the appropriate amperage range before taking the reading.
A clamp meter measures the vector sum of the currents flowing in all the conductors passing through the probe, which depends on the phase relationship of the currents. Only one conductor is normally passed through the probe. In particular if the clamp is closed around a two-conductor cable carrying power to equipment, the same current flows down one conductor and up the other; the meter correctly reads a net current of zero.
You can purchase a hose clamp at your local Home Depot, who also offer an arrangement of sizes. If you are looking to buy online you can purchase a hose clamp on Amazon.
Answer 1When electrical current flows through a wire [or any conductor[, it creates an electromagnetic field which the clamp on Amp meter is disigned to detect and quantify. The meter loop is hinged and movable in order to open the loop to allow the loop to be placed "around" a single conductor. It is important that the loop be placed around only one conductor as if there is more than one wire conducting, then the fields from multiple wires will interfere with the meters ability to operate.The meter will have a switch [usually rotary] to change scales, and unless you know the approximate current flowing through the circuit, you should first set the meter to the highest current scale setting, and then switch to lower current scales until the proper one is found.
One can buy a taxi meter from a number of local car accessories dealers. However a taxi meter can also be bought from online stores such as Taxi cab supply and Taxi Cab Electronics.
A capacitance meter can be bought in a number of places, both online and offline. One great place to buy a capacitance meter is from Amazon or one of their many vendors.
An ultrasonic flow meter is used to determine how fast a fluid is moving. Ultrasonic flow meters can be purchased on the internet from ZORO Tools, Northern Tool, and Grainger Industries.
A utility clamp is spring-loaded open-jaw clamp that can be tightened down to hold something securely in place. They are commonly made with three prongs (two on one side and one on the other), or with two rounded prongs, with one on each side. They are commonly used to hold laboratory glassware, such as erlenmeyer flasks, distillation flasks, glass tubing, round bottom flasks, thermometers, etc. Utility clamps have a long rod attached to the clamping part that allows it's position to be carefully adjusted by using a clamp holder, which is described below.A clamp holder is used to secure an extension-type utility clamp to a support stand (or ring stand). Sometimes it's used to clamp a couple of support rods together, or to clamp an iron ring or other attachment to a metal bar.See the Web Links and Related Questions for more information and pictures of a utility clamp and a clamp holder.