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6-2
ACCurrentMeasurement
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DANGER
Toavoidelectricshock,nevermakemeasurementonacircuitin
thefollowingcategories;
Measurementcategory
Ⅳ
(CAT.
Ⅳ
):overAC600V
Measurementcategory
Ⅲ
(CAT.
Ⅲ
)orlower:overAC750V
Do not make measurement with the battery compartment cover
removedfromtheinstrument.
Donotmakecurrentmeasurementwiththetestleadsconnected
totheV/
Ω
andCOMterminals
Keep your fingers and hands behind the barrier during
measurement.
a.SettheFunctionSelectorswitchtothe"400A"or"2000A"position
andselecttheACmode.IftheinstrumentisintheDCmode,press
theAC/DCbuttononcetoselecttheACmode.(Theinstrumentis
settotheACmodewhenitispoweredon.)"AC"shouldbeshown
ontheupperleftcomerofthedisplay.
b.Press the trigger to open the transformer jaws and clamp them
ontotheconductorundertestandtakethereadingonthedisplay.
◇
Duringcurrentmeasurement, keep the transformerjawsfully
closed. Otherwise, accurate measurement cannot be made. The
maximummeasurableconductorsizeis55mmindiameter.
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Unlike inDC current measurement, zero adjustment is not
necessaryin AC current measurement.Thereisnopolarity in the
readingeither