DC clamp meter recommendation

Fluke 336 will get the job done easily plus it has an inrush memory.

Tom_M wrote:
Several people like the Craftsman clamp meter which sells for about $60.

Craftsman AC/DC clamp meter


The Harbor Freight clamp meters do not measure DC amps. Most cheap clamp meters do not have a DC amp range so check carefully.

I have an older Tenma clamp meter that works well.

I was using this one that Tom shows with the AC and DC 400AMP range...

Unfortunately I have not been able to find it here these days... I guess I left it laying on a tree stump in one of my previous off road camping trips... Had used it many many time keeping track of what goes and out of my battery banks...

Roy Ken

I'd like a single meter for RV use. That'd be

AC and DC Voltage... Is the Craftsman a True RMS AC meter?

AC and DC Amps... Does the Craftsman capture Peak Inrush Amps?

Capacitance... Those Air Conditioning Capacitors!!!

Freqency... Checking Generator Output...

I'm blessed to have a Fluke DVOM that a friend refurbed for me. It handles Capacitance and has saved me a TON of Trouble!

And a cheap HF Clamp-On Ammeter + Very Limited DVOM. The thing has served well, and uses a 9V battery. Another HF uses three button cells that add up to about the price of a new meter. So, add "Two AAA Batteries" to my "Likes List" for that Craftsman.

BUT!!! ALWAYS!!! Have a little cheap DVOM like HF often gives free with any purchase!!! Have one Home, the Car, the Boat, the RV. Give 'em to Friends.

I do nearly all my electrical projects with a free HF meter. Drop it, soak it, blow it up on the wrong setting? Break out another one!

Tom_M wrote:
Several people like the Craftsman clamp meter which sells for about $60.

Craftsman AC/DC clamp meter


The Harbor Freight clamp meters do not measure DC amps. Most cheap clamp meters do not have a DC amp range so check carefully.

I have an older Tenma clamp meter that works well.

I was going to grab my meter and post the model number but I see that TOM beat me to it.. Thanks Tom.. oh and I second your suggestion.

Never known of a clamp style dc amp meter. Check dc amperage by running through meter leads. Am i wrong?

I use the Craftsman AC/DC clamp meter and find it works well.

Several people like the Craftsman clamp meter which sells for about $60.

Craftsman AC/DC clamp meter


The Harbor Freight clamp meters do not measure DC amps. Most cheap clamp meters do not have a DC amp range so check carefully.

I have an older Tenma clamp meter that works well.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
They get ruined by hurricanes or grow legs and run off down the street.

And the more they cost, the faster they run. :)

Here's a Tenma clamp meter that is True RMS.
I was thinking about using this one solely for the RV. I have a Fluke clamp-on so haven't prioritized purchase on the Tenma.

Thanks Mex