IEC C13 lead with clamp meter loop.

[MrSquirrel]

Hi there,

Random request - Does anyone know where you can get a standard IEC C13 to UK 13a plug with a moulded in current sense loop?

I remember stumbling across them by accident and thinking i must get some but i've lost the supplier's details and can't find them again despite a lot of searching.

They had a standard (1.0mm squared or similar) 3 core flex between the two connectors, but along the length of the cable the live conductor was broken out in a little loop so you could get a clamp meter around it. The loop was covered in plastic injection moulded onto the cable making it robust and perfectly safe. It looked like a moulded "lump" on the cable with a little ear for your clamp meter to hang on.

This is to allow unskilled people to take current measurements of IT equipment in perfect safety. Yes i know you get PDU's that will perform current measurement on each outlet, but they are ridiculously expensive for what they do.

Failing that i was looking at a Megger MMC850 clamp meter which will measure current on a multicore cable. Don't know how well they perform though. Has anyone used one? They are relativley cheap at £160 or so.

Thanks,

[Lurch]

How many are you after?

[MrSquirrel]

At a guess, 80 initally - i'll have to have a count up next week.

They only really need to be 0.5m in length and 0.75mm squared flex would be fine.

[Lurch]

I could make 80 of them if you can't find them again, or a slight variation thereof.

[TheNewLab]

So you mean a line splitter like this?

1pc DE-10ALS AC Line Splitter Dual Range x1 x10 15A AC250 for Australia China

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-DE-10ALS-AC-Line-Splitter-Dual-Range-x1-x10-15A-AC250-for-Australia-China/131035600153?hash=item1e82549519:g:Z1QAAOxywXFScoMD:rk:18:pf:0

 single ones $10 to $15. quantity like 80 less than a US dollar each..buy quantity on AliBaba...