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On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 13:20 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 11:45 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: |
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> > On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 18:27 +0000, James wrote: |
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> > > Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng <at> wdc.com> writes: |
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> > > Another, better solution is to purchase a clamp/amp meter so you |
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> > > can merely put it around the power cord and make all sorts of power |
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> > The item I want to test is back home. I'm in the US for a few months |
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> > only, so a 240V one is needed. |
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> so what's wrong with the clamp? |
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Nothing. I just didn't know about them. |
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> They're great devices - you can often |
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> buy a multimeter (every geek should have one :) with a current clamp (or |
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> transducer) thrown in. That way you have no wiring, no inline plugs, |
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> and you won't even have to turn the PC off to install it! |
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Dang. I have to kick myself for calling myself a Geek. |
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> Here's one that is just a current clamp [fluke.com.au]: |
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> http://www.fluke.com.au/auen/products/Fluke+320.htm?catalog_name=FlukeAustralia |
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> but you can buy a normal multimeter with the option too... |
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Hmm.. How does it work? Perhaps a google search or go through |
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howstuffswork.com would help. |
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> This way, it shouldn't matter what the Voltage is (240V, 120V, |
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> 3.141592653589793V) you just adjust the switch on the meter. |
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Cool. Wonder how much it is. Fluke stuffs aren't exactly cheap |
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Thanks for the heads up/ |
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Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> |
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