Generator by Gerard Morin

[memoryman]

setting.

Some meters will read D.C. current on an A.C. setting.

I doubt that Gerard has checked that.
He spouts absolute nonsense about almost anything.

[synchro1]

setting.
I doubt that Gerard has checked that.
He spouts absolute nonsense about almost anything.

"The Hall effect type (Clamp Meter) is more sensitive and is able to measure both DC and AC current".

[Hoppy]

"The Hall effect type (Clamp Meter) is more sensitive and is able to measure both DC and AC current".

Yes, but his meter is clearly displaying an AC switch setting. My clamp meter measures both AC and DC current but makes it clear which current it is set to.

[synchro1]

Yes, but his meter is clearly displaying an AC switch setting. My clamp meter measures both AC and DC current but makes it clear which current it is set to.

In general hall elements are used as a sensor to detect DC current because it is not possible to employ an electromagnetic induction method as used for dedicated AC clamp meters. As shown in a figure at below, a hall element is placed across a gap created by cutting off part of the transformer jaws. When there occurs a flow of magnetic flux proportional to both AC and DC primary currents in the transformer jaws this hall element detects the magnetic flux and takes it out as an output voltage.
Hall element:This is a semiconductor to generate a voltage proportional to the product of bias current and magnetic field on the output terminal when bias current is applied to the input terminal.

[TinselKoala]

Nice copy-paste, Synchro. Now let's see a link to a clamp meter that measures a DC current accurately when it is _set to the AC current setting_.