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Need a good ammeter to measure the amps draw of my motor

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?&I=LX3605&P=MLAre either one of these better quality than the other?Are there any cheaper alternatives that are fully functionalthat do not have to be build?When I looked at reasonably priced multimeter options lastnight I could not find any that were not limited to 10 amps,beside the above two.

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Peter Olcott
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"Peter Olcott" wrote

Look for a homebrewed shunt that you can build yourself, then you can use your 10 amp multimeter to measure the higher loads.

A few results of a quick search:

Another approach uses a wire of known resistance, measures voltage drop across it, and dividing by a factor to get amps.

This thread may be helpful:

Here is another thread that has some good answers for exactly what you are asking:

Anyway, as you can see, there is plenty more out there than this list, if you need to do more looking than what is here. I think you can take it from here, now!

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Morgans

Peter --

Check out the Medusa MR-PA-60100T Power Analyzer II at

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It measures Volts, Amps up to 100, Watts, and other info with a simple connection. All you have to do is add your standard connectors, such as Dean's. One connection measures all parameters automatically.

Cheers -- Lyman

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Lyman Slack

A high quality dc current clamp ammeter can give accurate ratings and pinpoint corrosion in actual or near real time to allow for prevention ways.

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valiantvance

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