An Ammeter is connected in series with the circuit that you want to make the measurement on.
You can measure the electrical current with an amp meter. Amperage measures the current flow.
Clamp the meter around the energized conductor that is connected to the load to be measured and read the amperage off of the dial face of the meter.
A 100 amp meter can measure a maximum current capacity of 100 amps.
a meter for amps
The maximum current output of a CT is 5 amps. Connected to a meter this will be full scale. What ever the ratio of the CT will dictate the scale face on the meter. A 500 amp CT's output will be 5 amps at 500 amps on the buss. 250 amps on the buss, the CT will output 2.5 amp or half scale on the meter face.
thong each wire using amp meter
If you have the right test equipment amps are the easiest to measure. A slip over the wire amp meter is easier to use than a clamp on amp meter. The other two values have to be measured by using test leads from the test equipment.
The amperage on a circuit is governed by the connected load. If a load changes its current draw it can be detected by an amp meter connected to the circuit.
The volt meter should work. The meter is connected across the supply where as the amp meter is connected in series with any load that it is metering. On larger installations to measure the amperage, a current transformer is connected around the conductor to be monitored. If a CT is used then the polarity has to be observed when connecting to an amp meter.
Ampere is the unit used to measure the current.
Measures the amperage of the current .Your battery is in series with your car amp meter .
The maximum amperage capacity of a 400 amp meter base with two 200 amp disconnects is 400 amps.