How can a clamp meter be used to measure the amperage of a wire or cable from the phase and neutral of two strands?

[electronium]

greeting to the colleagues of the forum
How can we measure the amperage of a wire or cable with a clamp meter?
For example, the electric cable of the heater
Computer power cable
Mobile power cable
Two-wire power cord

 

[Reloadron]

If we call phase L1 and Neutral N you simply use the clamp on meter on a single line. Clamping on both L1 and N will cancel resulting in zero current. Most clamp on meters should cover use in the manual. Most include illustrations.

Ron

 

[crutschow]

The clamp measures the net current going through the opening, so you must have only one wire (can be either hot or neutral) going through the clamp.
To measure the current in a cable with both hot and neutral, you can make a breakout cable with a plug and socket, that has the wires separated, which you can then plug in series with the cable being measured.

 

[Reloadron]

Maybe this cartoon will help...

This is what we are getting at using only a single wire.

Ron

 

[ronsimpson]

My clamp meter came with one of these. It separates the two wires so you can get a clamp meter connected.

 

[schmitt trigger]

The other day, browsing thru some e-commerce websites, I stumbled upon one of those.

There were even some which multiplied the current readings 10X, for those small appliances.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

My clamp meter came with one of these. It separates the two wires so you can get a clamp meter connected.
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Nice - but rather depends what country you're in