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Low current (mA) clamp meter with recording for automotive use (dark current)

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KungFuJosh:
The TecPel DCM-043 doesn't cost as much as either. 😉

Kean:
On AliExpress you will find another rebadge with the search term "CENTER-223".  Possibly the OEM version, but hard to know.

Several other apparent rebadges can be easily found via image search, like the HellermannTyton T223: https://www.hellermanntyton.co.za/products/digital-clamp-meters/t223/911-00038

David Hess:

--- Quote from: Martin72 on October 19, 2024, 09:44:16 pm ---But you're right, there is a twin to the BK316.
It doesn't cost 175...
--- End quote ---

That is even more expensive!

A couple months ago I did a survey of 1 milliamp resolution DC current clamps, and the BK was the one I have been thinking of getting.

Kean:

--- Quote from: David Hess on October 19, 2024, 10:37:09 pm ---That is even more expensive!

A couple months ago I did a survey of 1 milliamp resolution DC current clamps, and the BK was the one I have been thinking of getting.

--- End quote ---

Yeah, he was making a joke about the higher price.  You can surely find rebrands that are cheaper than BK (see above), but maybe not through a trusted source.  These are not huge investments, so a little extra markup is OK.  I'd likely take the risk on an CENTER-223 if I actually needed yet another clamp meter.

You are in the USA, so you should have little problem with getting support from BK so paying a slightly inflated price is reasonable.  The margins are not huge so you shouldn't expect much support beyond standard warranty terms.  They are in Yorba Linda, California if I recall correctly.  Many years ago I had a great local BK reseller I dealt with who would hand deliver my new equipment.

Martin72:
We all have a “natural mistrust” of products that are available under many brand names but are priced differently.
And the most expensive one is the bad one, because it wants more than is actually worth it.
It can be right from case to case, but I wouldn't rely on it.

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