digital amp meter

[cape fear]

im looking for the most compact clamp on amp meter that does everything micofareds peak hold the works any ideas or brand names would be appreciated

[dorrmann]

I like my UEI. I've also heard good things about Fieldpiece.

[klrogers]

Personally I would not trust any meter not made by Fluke, make sure you get a True RMS meter if you do any work on equipment that has VFD's or any electronic circuit boards

[fitter638nyc]

I would go with a Fluke or a "Amprobe". I use a "Amprobe" for my troubleshooting and a pos in my tool bag.

[condenseddave]

Originally posted by klrogers
Personally I would not trust any meter not made by Fluke, make sure you get a True RMS meter if you do any work on equipment that has VFD's or any electronic circuit boards

I agree 100%.

Buy the best Fluke meter you can possibly afford.

Bad place to go for price.

[freezone]

Does pretty much everything. The only thing I don't like about it is that it starts off on mV and you have to change it. But, not bad for a $100.

[texas nite]

Look at the Fieldpiece SC76. Does everything you descibed and then some, like NCV, max/min hold, also accepts ANY of the accessory heads FP makes like the manometer,superheat,infared temp,digital vacum heads. I own one and have one set up as a demo(along with all the heads)at my job. The basic meter costs about $135.00 contractors priced.
All FP equipment was built and designed for the HVAC/R industry..
You can check em out at http://www.fieldpiece.com

Martin

[rob10]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...819773750&rd=1

[Diceman]

UEI?????????????????
Whaaaaaa?????????????
They still in biz? Hard to believe.

[Yuma]

Fieldpiece model HS-36, a newer one, has every thing we need in our trade. Temps, MFD's, freq, amp, True RMS, good leads and a nice carry bag.(Also min/max levels)Under 200.
Also you can add on as you need. I now have four Fieldpiece meters and my Flukes are sitting in drawers more often.

Yuma,

[dna]

I bought a Fieldpiece mdl. SC67 a while back and have been extremely pleased. I have found it does everything I need a meter to do without a hiccup over the last 2 years. I would recommend Fieldpiece to anybody. Some of my co-workers bought the UEI DL250 and the spring for the amp clamp broke (2 of the 3 who bought them). Don't know if UEI have improved their line. Well, thats my 2 cents.

[Diceman]

Hey D-N-A, yeah U-E-I..... S-U-C-K-S.

[R12rules]

I jus bought an Amp probe delux model for my back up. It does a whole lot.
I have had that big ol Fluke meter Rob just mentioned. Not a bad price on ebay.

Next time I buy it will probably be the latest series of Fluke meters. Like the 333 or 332 or soemthing.
Biggest motor we got in any store is fifty horse. So I dont really need huge jaws or hi amp capacity.



Buyt my first assault meter is my Fluke 16. No fuses to blow, auto ranges between volts: AC/DC, continuity. Auto polarity too boot.
I cant stand using a regular meter anymore.


Fluke ... it's what we use.