Author Topic: Amp Clamp for Brymen BM257 or BM829  (Read 110 times)

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Offline LocatorTopic starter

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Amp Clamp for Brymen BM257 or BM829
« on: Today at 09:57:34 am »
Would the Fluke i400 amp clamp work on a brymen 257 or 829 (actually, the Greenlee versions)?

I’m specifically interested in the AC/DC version of the Fluke 400 clamp.

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Offline Fungus

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Re: Amp Clamp for Brymen BM257 or BM829
« Reply #1 on: Today at 10:35:35 am »
In theory, yes, it just outputs a current which you measure with a multimeter. Any multimeter with current measurement will do.

Will the banana plug have the right spacing? I'm not sure.
 

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Re: Amp Clamp for Brymen BM257 or BM829
« Reply #2 on: Today at 07:11:58 pm »
If you're referring to the i410 AC/DC clamp, it outputs 1mV per 1A.  So it plugs into the COM and V jacks.  The spacing is somewhat standardized, so the co-joined banana jacks on the clamp should plug in fine.  The Greenlee versions of the Brymen DMMs are just straight rebrands with the green color.  They aren't different otherwise.  So they will support both shielded and unshielded banana plugs.

The i400 AC-only clamp has banana plugs that are separated since it has to plug into the COM and mA jacks, which are frequently not next to each other.  So it will also work with pretty much any DMM and jack spacing is not an issue for that model.
 


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