CACTUS RMS RESULTS

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OK SINCE EVERYONE IS HOT ON THIS IM GOING TO DO THIS TEST TONIGHT, AND VIDEO TAPE IT FOR THOSE SCEPTICS OUT THERE.

I WANNA HEAR WHAT YA THINK THE LITTLE AMP IS GOING TO DO.

SO ILL GO WTH THE FIRST PREDICTION 8K THATS JUST A GUESS LOL I HAVENT DONE THIS TEST YET, BUT I DONT THINK IT WILL BE VERY DIFFERANT

i know thats why i made this post if it isnt for the peak hold Dung Pile its your meters suck lol.

i did this to show how opinions dont mean Dung Pile, but results do and ill show some of those tomarrow night.

and no the volts should not be higher than the amps learn a little bit because if you knew you would understand my impedance rise is under 1 ohm

maybe that was a little harsh tell ya what many wanna know what this thing is doing Terry send me your meters ill use them then all will be withing the boundries that you have set for meters

No one said your meter sucked other than you. But if you re-test your 600.1 I would like to see it done with a industry standard clamp. So change out the clamp and show every one that the PF 600.1 is a BEAST!

I say. Just show the vid of how ya did it and who cares. Least it gives an idea to all what it can do.

Looked like a cheap craftsman clmap and an ancient fluke


i didnt say that, and the way that reads yes it does insinuate they suck.

ima do my tests dont like them dont comment on them dont even worry about them just go about your life the way yall have been

I just bought 2 337 and 1 117 for my car.

Cactus Sounds wrote:

I just bought 2 337 and 1 117 for my car.

More people need to use real meters like this!

Greg McCool wrote:

Cactus Sounds wrote:

I just bought 2 337 and 1 117 for my car.

More people need to use real meters like this!

The 117 ain't a real meter LOL. 79 series or 87

mybe im missing something here my meter reads up to 200 amp ac/600dc so please tell me oither than your opinion wtf makes them real meters?????????????

Accuracy mainly.. that would be my only assumption

sanman wrote:

mybe im missing something here my meter reads up to 200 amp ac/600dc so please tell me oither than your opinion wtf makes them real meters?????????????

I will tell you whats going on..... We have tested several diff clamps and the only ones that would read correct are the 337 and the lower fluke think its 903 or 902 unless you want to pay 500+ dollars.....If you are using craftsman throw it in the trash..... I have tested 3 diff ones and they are around 1000-1500+ to high if your testing less than 4000 watts and these are the professional series trust me they are junk.......Terry and I both have the same craftsman clamps and we tested them head to head and they never show the same matter a fact mine was around 10 higher almost every time LOL junk......put a 337 on and it reads the same 5 times in a row lol...hope this helps Jeff ........... btw if anyone wants a craftsman clamp its the 100+ dollor professional true rms using the probes on the multimeter work fine but the clamp reads incorrect $50 takes it...model #73756

Tim Schaffer wrote:

sanman wrote:

mybe im missing something here my meter reads up to 200 amp ac/600dc so please tell me oither than your opinion wtf makes them real meters?????????????

I will tell you whats going on..... We have tested several diff clamps and the only ones that would read correct are the 337 and the lower fluke think its 903 or 902 unless you want to pay 500+ dollars.....If you are using craftsman throw it in the trash..... I have tested 3 diff ones and they are around 1000-1500+ to high if your testing less than 4000 watts and these are the professional series trust me they are junk.......Terry and I both have the same craftsman clamps and we tested them head to head and they never show the same matter a fact mine was around 10 higher almost every time LOL junk......put a 337 on and it reads the same 5 times in a row lol...hope this helps Jeff ........... btw if anyone wants a craftsman clamp its the 100+ dollor professional true rms using the probes on the multimeter work fine but the clamp reads incorrect $50 takes it...model #73756

No selling of junk on the USACi website LOL Sup how you been

LOL your right thats why its 1/2 price....I've been doing well but hands full with lots of stuff this year not much room for audio but good for the most part....hope everything is going well for you and btw the s-10 bulid looks nice....I know you are working hard on that good luck this year with that bad boy it looks loud...

so back to my original ? how do you know thats yours just aint reading low becaue its a more expensive clamp?????????/ back up the theory that this is better than that please

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sanman wrote:

so back to my original ? how do you know thats yours just aint reading low becaue its a more expensive clamp?????????/ back up the theory that this is better than that please

ok I will..3 craftsman clamps all read diff from each other and read up to 1500rms to much...I have used 4 diff fluke 337s and they have all been within 1 amp of each other.........I can put 4 clamps on my wire 2 craftsman and 2 fluke same time the two fluke will be the same and the two craftsman will be diff from each other and the fluke but owell you get what you pay for ........

ok so how do you know there 1500 to high is what im asking here where did you find the correct and proper readings of what you shgould get before you tested?????????? understand what i am asking exactly now

Just trying to clear this up.
Jeff, you are asking, How do you know which clamp meter is right and which one is wrong? Just because it cost more means that it must be the right one? I understand. Does anyone know if there is a test standard for clamp meters? A certain certification standard? I understand that FLUKE is some of the best teste equipment out there but what test or standard shows that?

we tested my truck and Terrys explorer with both styles of meters then went to a (clamp power show) and guess what tested craftsman vs there meters and guess what they were off again...so in my eyes they are no good.....and when you have 2 of the same clamps dont you think they should read close to each other not 10 amps off...... that alone shows me inaccurate products....not tring to get your fethers all messed up just helpful info take it for what it is.....

clamp power show

what show is this a seminar or you mean mwspl

aaron is right in what i was meaning

I used the craftsman clamp on my 400.1 kicker amp and it showed 687rms @2ohm I own the strongest zx400.1 on the earth lol used the fluke and guess what 367 rms thats closer so I would go with the fluke more (REAL WORLD) results

right but you said yall tested them at a clAMP POWER SHOW WHAT SHOW WAS THIS IM TRYING TO GET REAL LEGITIMATE FAX, AND SO FAR ALL I REALLY SEE IS OPINIONATED FACTS

yes midwest spl was the show....but the zx400.1 test was not at the show done it for my own eyes trying to get the % of inaccuracy on the craftsman so I could keep using it but that's to much crap to deal with when you only have 4% leeway on power for your class witch mine was 120watts....

and trust me after seeing the results on the zx400.1 @2ohm with the craftsman it don't take Einstein to figure that out

lol

Tim Schaffer wrote:

I used the craftsman clamp on my 400.1 kicker amp and it showed 687rms @2ohm I own the strongest zx400.1 on the earth lol used the fluke and guess what 367 rms thats closer so I would go with the fluke more (REAL WORLD) results

right here was all you needed to read funny thing I guess companys like sony jenson ect ect must use the craftsman to test there amps for the ratings like the 1200watt amps they have LOL LOL

KINDA LIKE PEOPLE BUYING CRX FOR SPL WHEN THEY KNOW ITS NOT THE SUPERIOR CAR TO USE AND SHOULD BE USING S10'SN I GET IT NOW

you might be on to something

for usaci up to 3000 on 12v crx 3000+ 12v s-10
0-600 16v crx 601-1800 16v coin flip if the crx dont break but more than likely s-10 1800+16v s-10

IMHO Crx will win in 0-600 after that i dunno