If you want to measure something with small current < 10A, I can recommend this VOLTCRAFT SMA-10:
https://www.conrad.de/de/p/voltcraft-sma-10-messadapter-schutzkontakt-stecker-buchse-4-mm-schutzkontakt-kupplung-beruehrungssicher-schwarz-123980.htmlIt is very flexible and easy to use and not so expensive, as you can use your Multimeter:
![](https://i.postimg.cc/4djMX9kY/Bildschirmfoto-vom-2021-03-28-12-01-41.png)
Don't buy this: VOLTCRAFT DLA-1L 16
https://www.conrad.de/de/p/voltcraft-dla-1l-16-messadapter-schutzkontakt-16-a-schutzkontakt-16-a-1271059.htmlAlthough you can measure current and leakage current at the same time, having both clampmeters isolated from each other quite well, it is way too expensive and way too stiff to use, OK you can also measure voltage under the rubber cap, but that's not worth the money:
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I have several of these self-made cables and do love them very much, as they are cheap, you can put them between anything you like 4ever and are able to measure from now and then, if you like:
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Don't buy such a thing as a ready-made one, because they cost a fortune and are not worth the money:
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The Keysight in the background is connected with the white switch / power outlet and always measures current. I sacrificed a pair of Brymen test leads, as they are good and cheap and long enough to connect them to other handheld or benchtop multimeters to use TestController to log the consumption, for example:
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I like the Fluke 376, because it is able to measure inrush current, which the Benning CM 11 does not; the disadvantage of the Fluke is the poor resolution...
To put it in a nutshell - my blanket recommendation:- the VOLTCRAFT SMA-10 from above, which you can use with your handheld DMM
- make your own cable
- and buy a clamp meter of your budget with the resolution and precision you wanna have (consider Inrush Current***!)
*** I tested two vacuum cleaners. The cheap one went up till 29A, whereas the good old Siemens never went over 8A!
This is helpful to understand, that the price differences are nowadays found in security features, which you don't see from the outside!
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Cheers!