Looking for cheap ammeter that measure the smallest amp

[dante_clericuzzio]

I am looking for an ammeter that capable to measure the smallest of amp like 5 miliamp to 100 miliamp. Is there any cheap one kindly advise...if anyone knows

 

[Alec_t]

Any cheap DMM should be able to measure down to <5mA and up to 200mA or more with reasonable accuracy.

 

[dante_clericuzzio]

Any cheap DMM should be able to measure down to <5mA and up to 200mA or more with reasonable accuracy.

Actually i have a DMM and the price is not so cheap to me but i would say mid-range...and it cannot measure current below 0.1 amp that's why i asked

 

[Bluejets]

Try this one......
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LCD-Back...412593?hash=item2eecec6b71:g:FYoAAOSwvgdW6o~5

 

[dante_clericuzzio]

Try this one......
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LCD-Back...412593?hash=item2eecec6b71:g:FYoAAOSwvgdW6o~5

How can you guarantee that it can measure and display 5mA to 50 mA ? please confirm

 

[davenn]

How can you guarantee that it can measure and display 5mA to 50 mA ? please confirm

did you look at the scales on it ?? somehow I think you didn't

have a look and see that it has a scale that goes down to 200uA

Dave

 

[hevans1944]

Or how about this one. Just place a one-ohm resistor in series with your load and measure the voltage drop across it. Measures from 0 to 199.9 mA with a one ohm resistor in series with the load. Requires a 12 V DC wall-wart power supply.

 

[(*steve*)]

just to confirm... @dante_clericuzzio are you after a regular multimeter with probes or a clamp style AC current meter?

 

[hevans1944]

just to confirm... @dante_clericuzzio are you after a regular multimeter with probes or a clamp style AC current meter?

Yeah, if AC milliamperes instead of DC milliamperes are to be measured, that's a whole 'nother ball game.

 

[cjdelphi]

Because you can adjust analogue meters with a screw driver i find them quite accurate...

 

[dante_clericuzzio]

did you look at the scales on it ?? somehow I think you didn't

have a look and see that it has a scale that goes down to 200uA

Dave

I have a multimeter that have that kind of scale like 200uA and it does nothing...so by seeing i dont really believe until someone have tried it and tell me...

 

[dante_clericuzzio]

just to confirm... @dante_clericuzzio are you after a regular multimeter with probes or a clamp style AC current meter?

I have measured amp quite a lot although not very much... and i have a multimeter and amp/volt meter but they seems not measuring below 0.1 amp

 

[(*steve*)]

I have measured amp quite a lot although not very much... and i have a multimeter and amp/volt meter but they seems not measuring below 0.1 amp

Is it possible that it only works on the 10A range?

If that is what is happening then you have blown the fuse in your multimeter.

 

[davenn]

I have a multimeter that have that kind of scale like 200uA and it does nothing...so by seeing i dont really believe until someone have tried it and tell me...

it must be faulty

 

[dante_clericuzzio]

Is it possible that it only works on the 10A range?

If that is what is happening then you have blown the fuse in your multimeter.

Oh that's interesting yes it only work on the 10A range... it could be the fused blown off i never thought of that later i will open and check the fuse inside

 

[Herschel Peeler]

I am looking for an ammeter that capable to measure the smallest of amp like 5 miliamp to 100 miliamp. Is there any cheap one kindly advise...if anyone knows

My $3.95 DMM goes down to a 200 μA scale. DT-830B.

 

[Alec_t]

If your multimeter probe was in the '10A' socket then that would account for not being able to measure small currents.