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4.2.1 DC current measurement
1. Turn
s
elector
s
witch (2) to “200 A / 400 A “ /
UNITEST
Clamp Adapter CHB 10
“200 A“.
UNITEST Clamp Adapter CHB 10:
Connect the UNITEST Clamp Adapter CHB 10 to a Multimeter
i.e. a UNITEST Digital Multimeter Order No. 93428 and select
the correct range.
2. Pre
ss
the
b
utton “ZERO“, and make
s
ure that “0.000“ i
s
di
s
-
played.
3. Open the clamp, and clo
s
e it round the conductor. Make
s
ure
that the clamp properly encircle
s
the conductor, and that there i
s
no air gap
b
etween the jaw
s
.
For a po
s
itive reading, the current mu
s
t
b
e flowing in the direction
of the arrow on the clamp.
If the di
s
play i
s
not vi
s
i
b
le during mea
s
urement, pre
ss
the “HOLD“
b
utton (3) to retain the di
s
play. The clamp can then
b
e removed
from the conductor and the
s
tored value read. (
Clamp Meter CHB
15
and
CHB 35
only).
correct current
mea
s
urement
The mea
s
urement i
s
not correct, the reading will
b
e zero,
b
ecau
s
e the
s
um of all
current
s
i
s
zero (Kirchhoff'
s
1
s
t. Law). However, with thi
s
circuit and a
s
en
s
itive
clamp meter (for example, the UNITE
S
T Leackage Current Clamp Meter CHB 3,
Order No.
9
3481), the Leackage current of the machine can
b
e mea
s
ured.
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