Earth Leakage Clamp Meter

[JK-Electrical]

For £216 you could get yourself a Megger DCM305E. I've never had any issues with this great piece of kit.

 

[rapparee]

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I'm considering getting this Chinese domestic market fluke 368. It doesn't come with the wireless facility but it is half the price of the European market version. I have already bought a fluke 373 clamp meter and it is made in Taiwan and my trusty fluke 179 is made in China so the fact it was made in China doesn't put me off

This video is a breakdown of an international fluke multimeter and a Chinese multimeter, they're the same

 

[Pete E]

For £216 you could get yourself a Megger DCM305E. I've never had any issues with this great piece of kit.

Just a quick question on these various earth leakage meters...Looking at the spec of the Megger its states the resolution is 0.001mA...

So are they saying it resolves down to a thousandths of a mA or do they actually mean it resolves down to 1 mA?

Edit to add, I've just found the info in the specs on their site...Its lowest range is 6mA and this range has a resolution of 0.001mA, which is a thousandth of a mA....

 

[Wilko]

And then they'll have a phrase something like "plus 8 digits" which I think may mean effective resolution 0.01mA (ish), if I understand correctly .

 

[Pete E]

And then they'll have a phrase something like "plus 8 digits" which I think may mean effective resolution 0.01mA (ish), if I understand correctly .

I would think that anything that was accurate to .1mA would be more than good enough for domestic work, given most RCD's are rated to 30mA???

 

[telectrix]

my cheapo unit is a 1mA resolution. good enough for those awkward leakages that i can't detect by touch and smell.

 

[Pete E]

my cheapo unit is a 1mA resolution. good enough for those awkward leakages that i can't detect by touch and smell.

What unit do you have?

I bought a UNi-T 210E and that has a 1mA resolution, but I think the accuracy is around +/- 5mA...

UNI-T also do UT211B which has a resolution of .1mA and a low range of 600mA with a max range of 60A which all seems quite good for a £60 tester.

The only down side I can see is that they can't be adjusted/calibrated as the more expensive meters can...

 

[telectrix]

mine is similar to the alphatec. will have a look in a couple of beers.

 

[Midwest]

I sent Test Meter an email, who kindly replied with a code for few more pounds off a Megger unit.

 

[Spoon]

I sent Test Meter an email, who kindly replied with a code for few more pounds off a Megger unit.

Prove it... What was the code??...

 

[telectrix]

Prove it... What was the code??...

brown nose

 

[Midwest]

Prove it... What was the code??...

Send your own pleading email

 

[rapparee]

So I've went and ordered a fluke 368 today

 

[Midwest]

Friggin wide boys

 

[Midwest]

Dooohh, no Meggers in stock until the middle of May.

Must be on a slow boat from China.

 

[rapparee]

Dooohh, no Meggers in stock until the middle of May.

Must be on a slow boat from China.

My fluke 368 is two weeks or so away. I got the EU version.

Just to let you know....

FLUKE IS BETTER THAN MEGGER!!

 

[Wilko]

Go on then - you'll need to explain that one

 

[NDG Elecs]

My fluke 368 is two weeks or so away. I got the EU version.

Just to let you know....

FLUKE IS BETTER THAN MEGGER!!

Especially for their voltsticks! Always used the Flukes but thought I would try the Megger version. Piece of junk it is, doesn't slide easily into toolbag or pocket with its daft shape, but worst of all it is oversensitive in the extreme. Picks up voltage occasionally with the main dp switch off...! As a tool to give a rough idea of voltage being present or not it fails badly...

My Fluke elcm doesn't miss a beat either, but I do still love Megger mfts..

 

[rapparee]

Go on then - you'll need to explain that one

It is literally like the difference between BMW and Mercedes and we all know which one is the best there

 

[Wilko]

It is literally like the difference between BMW and Mercedes and we all know which one is the best there

At least I know which one has working blinkers