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Joined: Jul 2002
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Big fluke fan, a T5 is in my pouch and on the bench with a 87 and a 183 with a t3 and a voltalert in my pocket
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Russ & I have the same clamp on meter.. (Amprobe ACDC3000) Never had a problem with it & seems to be very reliable 10 years later =) I also have a cheap Ideal clamp on for basic stuff, Ideal plug-in tester (Although this is my 2nd one & the ground pin is wiggling loose on this one as well! =( I might try the Hubbell version..) http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/wiring/section-u-datasheet.asp?PN=HBL5200&FAM=OWP I have a "CED" (supply house brand) hotstick or EMF stick... But it's a Fluke by manufacture... Other than that, I have one of the 2/3rds size wiggy's from Ideal... 10 years old & still fine.. A progressive electronics circuit/tone generator.. Works awesome! & some junk meters I've come across here & there... (Radio Shack caliber.. ) That just tend to be a back up stash for when Im in the middle of nowhere!) -Randy
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I just have an Ideal Vol-Con and my two Fluke non-contact sensors for most trouble-shooting (though hot-sticks are pretty questionable for that). If I need precise readings (very rare), I break out one of the multimeters I normally keep for bench-top use: One no-name digital and one Wave-Tek 27-XT with capacitance, inductance, and frequency capability.
I've been looking into getting a clamp-meter, preferably one that can read true-RMS. Probably a Fluke or a Amprobe.
Roger,
In your picture, between the tracer and that analog clamp-meter in the bottom row: What is that? Phase rotation meter?
-John
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John, yes, that is an ideal rotation meter.
Roger
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Although I'm currently without some of these due to a ripoff, These are the ones that I use or used & will be replacing.
Greenlee volt-tick (non-contact voltage detector)
Ideal circuit-tracer (circuit identifier for "hot" circuits)
Ideal Vol-Con (Voltage, Continuity, and non-contact voltage detector)
Ideal ABS w/(Harris? It's gray and red) tone generator.
I've got a "disposable" (<$15) DMM for field use.
Just got some Sperry Clamp Ammeters / V-A's, but I need to get 'em calibrated before I seriously use 'em.
Ideal GFCI / Circuit tester (the single piece plug-in with the three neon lights and the black button, not the "corded" adjustable trip version)
I looked at the Fluke (T5-600?) combo volt / amp / continuity tester, but I really got used to the Ideal's NCV test capability - one less (tiny) tool to cart around, or dig for in the dark recesses of the tool pouch.
[This message has been edited by DougW (edited 05-27-2004).]
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