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administr4tor:
hello,
I have this steamer, it claims to work at 120V and at Power 1700W
which comes to 15Amperes


I bought clamp meter to verify the claimed power at 110V,  how can I use this clamp meter to measure this machine while running?

WIll clamp meter work on cable wire which has 3 wires in it, hot, neutral and ground or the clamp meter needs only one wire to measure amps? if it needs only one wire then how am I supposed to get one wire out of this machine cable?

I have other devices to measures AC current consumption but I am running into same problem about how to measure Amps on cable running 3 wires ( hot neutral ground )

MACHINE


CLAMP METER i have with me


IanB:
You need one of these:

https://www.google.com/search?q=current+clamp+cable+splitter
BillyO:

--- Quote from: IanB on December 14, 2022, 07:24:37 pm ---You need one of these:

https://www.google.com/search?q=current+clamp+cable+splitter

--- End quote ---

Or you can build one yourself with either:

1) a plug, an in-line socket and some separate insulated wirers joining them.

2) stripping the jacket off a short extension cable (but not striping the insulation off the internal wires).

Then put the clamp around either the line or the neutral (not the ground).
administr4tor:

--- Quote from: IanB on December 14, 2022, 07:24:37 pm ---You need one of these:

https://www.google.com/search?q=current+clamp+cable+splitter

--- End quote ---
they are limited to 10A-15A, I just checked :(
do you know any brand or model which supports more than 10A splitter
administr4tor:

--- Quote from: BillyO on December 14, 2022, 07:32:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: IanB on December 14, 2022, 07:24:37 pm ---You need one of these:

https://www.google.com/search?q=current+clamp+cable+splitter

--- End quote ---

Or you can build one yourself with either:

1) a plug, an in-line socket and some separate insulated wirers joining them.

2) stripping the jacket off a short extension cable (but not striping the insulation off the internal wires).

Then put the clamp around either the line or the neutral (not the ground).

--- End quote ---
I see what you mean, I will do this instead of buying one
but wont the wires will be too close if I strip off of jacket and try to take out one wire out?
the other wire wont interfere with measurement?
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