need a new clamp meter. Suggestions?

[electrofelon]

It is time. My fluke 337 has a phantom draw that kills the battery, plus 600V falls short on PV systems these days. I was thinking: It would be real nice to be able to measure single phase (2 wire) power. Seems easy, clamp on a conductor, put the leads on for the voltage. I dont really need full featured logging/analyzing..... I looked through a bunch of specs and no one seems to make such a feature. Does anyone know of one or am I looking at two pieces of equipment?

 

[gar]

161204-1628 EST

I did a search for clamp on power meter and found this one:
https://www.grainger.com/product/AMPROBE-Clamp-On-Meter-6NZH6?s_pp=false&picUrl=//static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/6NZH6_AS01?$smthumb$&breadcrumbCatId=5761
But I know nothing about it.

Link does not work, but there is enough info that you can probably find it and similar ones.

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[infinity]

I've recently purchased the Fluke 324 and really like it. Costs about $150 and is similar to the 337 but smaller. And it's back-lit which IMO is a must for a field electrician.

 

[Smart $]

I've recently purchased the Fluke 324 and really like it. Costs about $150 and is similar to the 337 but smaller. And it's back-lit which IMO is a must for a field electrician.

The Fluke 324 is limited to 600V.

For up to 1000V: T5-1000 (Slot, not clamp), 376, 381, 355 (DC only; 600V AC)

http://media.fluke.com/documents/3363537_6121_ENG_C_W.PDF

 

[electrofelon]

161204-1628 EST

I did a search for clamp on power meter and found this one:
https://www.grainger.com/product/AMPROBE-Clamp-On-Meter-6NZH6?s_pp=false&picUrl=//static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/6NZH6_AS01?$smthumb$&breadcrumbCatId=5761
But I know nothing about it.

Link does not work, but there is enough info that you can probably find it and similar ones.

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There it is, I missed that one. that should do it nicely thanks. I did some more digging and extech makes a few also, but I havnt had good luck with them, so I would go with the amprobe. Fluke doesnt seem to make one that does power (other than their real high end logger/analyzers).

Another option would be to get a basic clamp meter and get a power meter with CT's from ekm metering:

http://www.ekmmetering.com/ekm-mete...meters-read-meter-remotely-automatically.html

with the software can be used as a data logger and at around $350 with 3 Ct's, sure beats a typical $3K power logger. I dont have a current need for logging capability but could be handy for 220.87 purposes. Right now I need to measure the no load losses on some transformers.

 

[FionaZuppa]

would the specs of General CM660 or CM700 be ok?

660 is 600A CAT III 600V CAT II 1kV
700 is 1000A CAT III 600V CAT II 1kV

plus many other features, wont break the bank, etc.

 

[Fulthrotl]

It is time. My fluke 337 has a phantom draw that kills the battery, plus 600V falls short on PV systems these days. I was thinking: It would be real nice to be able to measure single phase (2 wire) power. Seems easy, clamp on a conductor, put the leads on for the voltage. I dont really need full featured logging/analyzing..... I looked through a bunch of specs and no one seems to make such a feature. Does anyone know of one or am I looking at two pieces of equipment?

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yeah, i have one... a fluke 345.
it'll do exactly what you want, but the sticker shock is pretty bad.

$2,700

http://en-us.fluke.com/products/power-quality-analyzers/fluke-345-clamp-meter.html

it'll also do three phase motor loads, in an ad hoc manner, and give you accurate power consumed
using 2 legs for voltage, and the clamp on the third one.

logging isn't really fabulous on it, and i've not bothered to use it for logging stuff... but it gives
me excellent readings on lighting circuits, and that is what i bought it for. it's fast, works well,
and seems to be pretty sensitive, and i'm assuming accurate.

Maximum AC input	1,400 amp
Maximum DC input	2,000 amp
Maximum AC and DC voltage input	825V
Maximum frequency detected	1kHz
Individual harmonics detected	30th harmonic (40th harmonic for 15 Hz to 22 Hz)
Maximum power detected	Real power: 1,650kW; reactive power: 1,250kVAR; apparent power: 1,650kVA
Maximum kilowatt hour usage detected	40,000kWHr
Installation rating	CAT IV, 600V; CAT II, 1000V
Ingress protection	IP40
Standards met	IEC safety standard 61010; CE marking; CSA; Australia N10140
Power supply	(6) AA batteries
Weight	820g/1.8lb.

 

[electrofelon]

Im leaning toward the amprobe acdc-54nav. Its got the power feature, a little under $300.