Return-Path: Received: from mtain-ma02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-ma02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.10]) by air-db09.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB093-864b4d308c5414e; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:48:04 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-ma02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 556CF380000FF; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:48:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Pdnjf-0000AW-Hd for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:46:51 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Pdnjf-0000AN-2K for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:46:51 +0000 Received: from imr-mb02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.163]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Pdnjc-0000xA-Cv for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:46:51 +0000 Received: from mtaout-db02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-db02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.194]) by imr-mb02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p0EHkjlS010376 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:46:45 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.68] (unknown [92.8.196.185]) by mtaout-db02.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 8B8BEE0000C4 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:46:44 -0500 (EST) From: g4gvw To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: References: <1295010561.4164.7.camel@pat-compaq-evo> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:46:36 +0000 Message-Id: <1295027196.4545.1.camel@pat-compaq-evo> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.1 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Measurements Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d600a4d308c5206ba X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 Thanks for that, Andy, It's a bit more modern and sophisticated than my old Weston and Amprobe clampers! 73 On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 16:18 +0000, Andy Talbot wrote: > Dedicated instrument, DVM, ohms and AC/DC current clamp . True RMS > reading > > http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=6973963 > ... and now seems to cost rather more than I paid for the same model a > few years ago. > > Andy > www.g4jnt.com > > > > On 14 January 2011 13:09, g4gvw wrote: > Hi Andy, > > Thanks for that description. I'm sure it teaches some of us a > lot and > gives food for thought. > > I'm curious about your clamp ammeter. Is it a dedicated > instrument or a > "probe type which uses another instrument for readout? > > -- > 73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw > qth nr felixstowe uk > (east coast, county of suffolk) > > > -- 73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw qth nr felixstowe uk (east coast, county of suffolk)