What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
I have 4 meters, including a high-end fluke, and 3 *, and this meter just got the spot in the everyday toolbox. Build quality is excellent but that's expected given its extech.
The true rms works well when reading waveforms that aren't pure sine waves. Functionally the meter has everything one is likely to need and for home use its accuracy is more than adequate. Everything works accurately and as advertised.
The 40a dc range gives you 2 decimal points on current, which is great. Most clamp on amp meters are excellent at anything over 5 amps but struggle to read lower milli-amp currents. They take good dc measures, although sometimes you have to zero it be... Read More
This is a wonderful clamp meter that provides a wide array of functions for the hobbyist, garage buff, or electrician. Highly recommended within its limitations, particularly for homeowner use. That also helps with accessibility for smaller projects.
The pomona banana jack is a quick and easy way to see if a wall socket, switch, or appliance is “hot”. The volt-ohm probes are 41” long. Using the measurement probes (or banana jacks) allows you to make all other measurements supported by the meter.
Cons
My recommendation is to pass this item by. Painfully slow.
The specifications for this item say it will measure 1ma. Dc amp readings are completely i get -7. Not made for milliamp readings. Can not trust the reading on dc amps.
The lcd screen is not secured internally.
Highlights
Quality
I am quite impressed with the quality of there meters durable designs and documentation support
I really like how easy it is to use the device with the clamp
The only drawback that i found with the 380942 meter is that in order to take ma current readings you must first zero out the d... Read More
Build quality is excellent but thats expected given its extech
Price
My work is important i am working in an environment where mistakes can cost millions of dollars and lives and untold cost and ... Read More
Packaging/appearance
After reading about extech instruments and browsing their web site and noticing and the extensive list of products that they ma... Read More
Over the last couple of months since i received the extech ma445 ive measured precision resistors film caps temps line frequenc... Read More
Competitiveness
Its a rubberish cap thats a little difficult to get off if you pinch and twist while pulling its a little easier
I have 4 meters including a highend fluke and 3 clamps and this meter just got the spot in the everyday toolbox
Lastly i was disappointed to see a few small bubbles in the display but soon realized it has a peeloff protective clear covering
Ive been a longtime amprobe user and i dont see any reason at all to go back
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- This product had a total of 365 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 23 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This one is set apart from most others in that it will measure dc current and temperature which not all clamp meters will do and i wanted an allinone solution to replace my circa 1980s micronta true rms multimeter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is very difficult to tell what it is pointing to unless you have good light
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The service technician had a fluke clamp meter and i though this would be a good opportunity to compare the extech to the much more expensive fluke
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So we measured the current of the compressor motor and both meters read essentially the same within a 100ma of each other on a 12a reading
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Over the last couple of months since i received the extech ma445 ive measured precision resistors film caps temps line frequency diode drops and tried out the ncv function
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The meter is well built and has low current capability with a 1ma resolution for dc current a feature not available on many equally priced clamp meters
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The only drawback that i found with the 380942 meter is that in order to take ma current readings you must first zero out the display and must leave this function enabled in order to take accurate readings and while you do this the minmax functionality is not available
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When you switch the meter to “ma” the display will always display some value higher than zero so you must enable the dca zero function in order to take accurate readings
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