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Clamp meter,safe,reliable,and under $200

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rsjsouza:

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--- Quote from: Neeko on December 18, 2020, 05:59:56 pm ---: inrush would be a plus but not a must

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None of suggested besides brymen have Crest function AFAIK.

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It is a bit hard to figure out this because most of the manufacturers call it "inrush"  instead of crest. All the models I mentioned above have this ability - at least they mention this or were tested by others.

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I don't see UT210E manual mentioning inrush capability.

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Yeah, you are right. One more reason the UT210E is cheaper than the others. Not to detract from it, but it just fits different requirements. 

To the OP: a discussion about other Uni-T clamps. Apparently the UT216C is also good.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/which-uni-t-clamp-meter-to-buy/

Neeko:
Yea I was just looking at 3 clamp meters the Klein cl800, Brymen BM037, and the uni-t 216D with the nice old display,but dont think it's worth spending 200 for the display but the uni-t 216c for 100 looks like good. Think I'm gonna try and find some opinions on the Klein cl800,brymen bm037,and the uni-t 216c. there all around 100 dollars! And should be good enough for me to learn worth! AGAIN..... I CANT BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE HELP IM GETTING HERE!!!

HKJ:
For a cheap clamp meter the UT210E is one of the best, like most clamp meters it is not perfect at low DC current, but it is better than many other. Do not expect clamp meters to be precise, they are not. DC clamps will often change reading when you change orientation of the clamp (Due to Earths magnetic field).
If you want to measure DC mA with a clamp, take a look at Benning CM11, I have recently bought one and it looks to be the best low current DC clamp I have seen.
Measuring DC below 1A (or thereabout) is not something many clamp meters do well, most works much better with a couple of amps or more. I.e. I would not use the same clamp for higher current as I would for low current, especially when talking DC.

Neeko:
Yea looks like a great clamp meter but twice what I'm looking to spend. I TRULY believe you get what you pay for. Most of the time. But this is my 1st clamp meter and trying to stay under 200

HKJ:

--- Quote from: Neeko on December 19, 2020, 06:19:59 pm ---Yea looks like a great clamp meter but twice what I'm looking to spend. I TRULY believe you get what you pay for. Most of the time. But this is my 1st clamp meter and trying to stay under 200

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If you believe much of you usage is below 1A, get the UT210E, for higher current it is not nearly as important what meter you get.
I have reviewed a couple of clamp meters, being an electronic guy I am very interested in the low DC current behavior and not as much in how the meter handles 1000A AC.
As a general meter I would never recommend a clamp meter, they are nice for measuring current, but fairly limited for everything else (They work, but a $20 DMM is often better).

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