I have this meter and it is a solid meter. Also to all you tubers especially in all the electrical world. Take a tip from this gentleman and use a wood pointer so we all see exactly what you are showing us . like a dowel or chop stick. Nice touch. Thanks
I have a old rental house built in 1928. I am worried that the Receptacle circuits might be pushing their 30 amp limits is there a way I can check the amps on the circuit without just blowing out fuses. I do not have access to the wires of the fuse box. I am thinking I can replace a fuse with one of those screw in light socket plug adapter and maybe have to plug in line splitter plus a load like a test light bulb or my receptacle tester then I can check the total amps being used in the house circuit. Please give me a sanity check before I blow something up. Do video if it’s a good idea. 9:03
I wonder why folks don't demo DC amp clamps on vids? A lot of meters don't measure DC amps to their owners frustration. Klein says this one does. Good video overall.
The dc clamp is shit. The dc amp setting deviates hard back and forth. I just got one and I’m in the process of returning it. I need it for low voltage electronics. And the dc amps even though it has a micro reading. It’s only to 200 micro amps. After that it’s a deadzone no read all the way up to 300 milliamps. As it won’t read anything over 200 in the micro setting. And won’t register anything until .3amps (300milliamps) it appears to have the entire range on the box. But this is untrue. This meter is another feature lacking wash from Klein. Fluke or bust.
At the beginning of the video it sounds like you're equating the max-hold setting of the meter with inrush current measurement. I believe they are very different. Klein offers inrush measurement on the CL450 and the CL900, but not on this CL380. I'm not sure how quickly this meter samples measurements. I'm not sure how easy it is, or if it's even possible to get an accurate inrush measurement with this meter. Since there's some obvious editing at the beginning, I wonder how many tries it took to get that number? It would be interesting to compare side-by-side with one of their meters that specifically offers inrush measurements.
Hi Jed! Yes, the original Sparky Channel got hacked and I lost 934 videos and 182K subscribers so I'm starting over. I'll be uploading a really neat new video Saturday that I hope is going to be really popular. I'm hoping that it will be fun for viewers and very educational as well. It's very unique and I worked really hard on it but it was fun. I hope you can check it out :)
I just bought a Klein CL390. For some reason I'm getting .32 V on a 120 Volt circuit. My killawatt is showing 117 Volts. Any ideas? I think it must be defective. Thanks.
Hi..i don't know wtf is ac dc a v or oem.. can you please help me find a meter clamp for a car which reads automatically the shit I'm putting the clamp multimeter on ?! Thanks!
Does the 380 or 400 read DC nice video , they show the same in description as the 1000, only list AC thanks so much I did see at the 2:00 mark you checking AC & DC but only shows in the description as AC
I have a clamp meter model CL380 like the one in the video and the screen cannot read the numbers, only in dark places they read well. Is yours the same?
Will this record the peak amps or watts during a clothes washing machine cycle, for example for me to see at end of cycle? I dont want to have to stare at my kill a wstt meter making mental note of when I might see peak watts or amps.
Thank you for the detailed review! I am close to making up my mind to purchase this meter. Is the Klein rare earth magnet accessory compatible with this? I'm wondering how it attaches to the back of the meter. Thanks!
Hello, I noticed that you use different Klein Tools clamp meters in different videos; which would be more than sufficient for typical house wiring/voltage?
Thanks for the review, Bill. I just purchased one yesterday. I lost my main meter so I picked up this one. Hoping my other one turns up. I have a couple of Fluke meters and both are on the fritz. The clamp meter, I'm not going to have repaired but the multi meter, fluke 77 series 2 has a display problem. What's your opinion as far as sending one in for repair that has some age to it?
For the future: fill a glass full of ice, then add just enough water to cover the ice. That way is a quicker and better freezing/melting point reference.
The fact that this tests diodes and capacitors and other things used in low voltage electronics is disgustingly offensive. Especially since this amp has a deadzone when reading dc amps from 200micro to 300 milliamperes. That’s a hefty zone. This meter is a trash. Klein has fallen off the wagon and is on the greedy warpath.
@@gantfrost7749 because it makes it seem like a perfect tool for small electronic projects. But you can’t even read anything under 1A. And if you want one that does that’s another $100 sum for a new meter.
