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Old 09-09-2015, 08:01 AM
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You can not test current by putting on a parallel connection (meaning you just touch the tool's clips to two points on a wire that is still hooked up). You have to disconnect the wire you are testing for current and then attach the tool's lead in series in order to measure amperage. That's the advantage of an inductive ammeter, you don't have to disconnect anything. You just clamp the meter around the wire and take your reading.
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