[Electronics-talk] Talking Amp Meter

[Steve Jacobson]

And of course, he could measure the voltage drop across a resistor to get around this limitation.  I am not certain why he would be measuring amps as a housing 
inspector, though.  It is more likely that he would be measuring voltage, I would think.  I have not done this, but if he is chechking to be sure outlets have been wired 
properly with a good ground, it is possible that a regular tester with a light probe would be adequate.  I think we need more details, though.  What is being tested or 
inspected.  .  You could test to be sure an outlet is wired correctly with a talking meter, but it is cumbersome if you need to do a lot of this.  You really have to 
measure the voltage between the two prongs and the voltage between each prong and the ground pin.  I wonder what sort of device is currently being used.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:26:35 -0400, Gary Lee wrote:

>I have the meter referenced below.

>If he only needs to measure small currents, he is ok.  I think the limit is 
>somewhere around 400 miliamps.
>Its a good general purpose meter.  I have a spare on the shelf.

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>> Tim,
>>
>>    Check out http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=16562+TE a while back 
>> someone, I think on this list said they had found this multi-meter quite 
>> useful.  I myself have not tried it out yet.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tim Shaw" <tshaw2007 at hotmail.com>
>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 10:42 AM
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Talking Amp Meter
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>>
>>>
>>> I have a consumer who is working as a housing/building inspector. He is 
>>> needing an amp meter that is accessible to him. He said he has one that 
>>> makes audible sounds, but he is not able to distinguish much from the 
>>> audibles. He is requesting a talking one, but neither him or I know 
>>> whether one exists or where to get it.
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