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Old 05-08-2021, 06:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I use a DC amp clamp.
Yours is sensitive enough to measure a single mA?

DC clamp meters are rare to begin with, but the cheap ones I've seen are only sensitive to an amp or so.
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