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BFL13
Oct 13, 2017Explorer II
I don't know, so am just asking---can those clamp meters measure the total amps with two wires at a time like that?
Perhaps related, is I am amazed at the 60 amps on that long a run of fairly thin wires. I couldn't get that.
But I use my Trimetric as the ammeter for what is going into the battery bank. I had a 55 amper on about 3 ft of #8 and it did about 55 amps, but was able to get 60 amps by changing to #4. 15 ft seems like it should be too far, but I am not there with my meter.
Perhaps related, is I am amazed at the 60 amps on that long a run of fairly thin wires. I couldn't get that.
But I use my Trimetric as the ammeter for what is going into the battery bank. I had a 55 amper on about 3 ft of #8 and it did about 55 amps, but was able to get 60 amps by changing to #4. 15 ft seems like it should be too far, but I am not there with my meter.
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