Features:

  • Accurately measures: AC/DC voltage, only for AC current (not for DC current), resistance, and also provides diode and continuity tests
  • Jaw opening: the Clamp measures the AC current in a conductor up to 26mm without interrupting the circuit
  • Additional features: data hold, max reading, and an easy-to-read large LCD
  • Easily carrying: comes with a handy carrying pouch, perfect for use while you're on the go
  • Sleep mode: automatically enters sleep mode after 15 minutes of inactivity for energy conservation
  • Note: 1-year and lifetime support from Etekcity
Trust in this company to stand behind their product! BOOM

What an awesome company. Mine arrived with a simple defect. It did not make the product useless but it was simply not perfect. I reached out to the seller and in less then 12 hours had a reply back. They asked a clarifying question, I sent them photos of what I was referencing and within another 8 hours they were sending me a replacement. WOW! Buy with confidence that this seller and company stand behind their products 100%. The job that I needed this for perfect. Exactly what I needed and it worked beautifully! BOOM!

Check your Car Battery. Easy to Use and Looks Professional.

Easy to use and looks and feel professional. Not long ago my car battery was acting up. ⚬Pulled out this little meter, attached the "crawish-like" clamps onto one of the battery terminals (Do not remove the car battery terminal. This thing will read amps without touching any metal parts) ⚬Switched the meter to the Amp position, started the car and looked at the display... Bingo!. Amps were flowing, indicating in the display the alternator was actually working. (Numbers were going up) ⚬Next, I checked the battery. Turned off the car, pulled out the meter cables, moved the easy to read knob to DC on the meter, placed the end of the red one on the battery red (+)terminal, and the black, on the black(--)terminal and looked at the reading on the meter.(car engine off) The voltage read 12.5 V. Next. Turned on all the lights and the AC fan. See what the meter was doing and realized it was rapidly going down to 9 V. Bad Battery! Started the car again and saw on the meter the battery was getting charged by the alternator, but not holding up the charge. An easy check for someone with not mechanical experience, that took less than 5 minutes. Re-started the vehicle with one of those tiny Lithium Polymer batteries I bought here on Amazon. (What a great thing to have in your glove compartment) Went to the auto part, and bought a new battery and problem solved! Thanks to this meter. ⚬ Next, clamped the meter on the Power cable going from my Central Air outside condenser unit to the AC electrical box and realized that too many amps were being pulled by the compressor. Later, after calling the repair man, we learned one of my central AC needed freeon. 😊Hey, next time, I'll have to check my wife to see how she is doing. Probably would save us lots of money.

Can't beat it for the ROI

I bought my Etekcity MSR-C600 to help trace a bad circuit in my house. I had a cheap multimeter (like $10 cheap) that had stubs for the prongs that I couldn't insert into a plug and made even touching wires difficult. This item comes with nice long metal prongs that allow you to insert into plugs, easily touch wires, etc. . It's also a pretty solid plastic, with an easy to use and easy to read dial. The ROI (Return On Investment) was well worth it. This item allowed me to test all the wires and switches that I thought to be bad on a circuit that runs a little goofy. Of course the last switch I didn't even think about had a bad circuit that was pig-tailed and cut off all electric to our bathroom and an outside plug. This was easily fixed in a few minutes, and probably would have cost me a minimum of $500 for an electrician. Now, I have electric again and an awesome set of tools! Highly recommended!

Great for the price!

The first unit that arrived was DOA. Or so I thought, turns out it was just the positive test lead that was bad. Etekcity contacted me and I told them that the test lead was bad. They immediately offered to send me a new unit! It was an absolute pleasure dealing with them and service was excellent. The multimeter itself is quite nice and even comes with a carrying case and lanyard. For the price, it is really good and the readings are accurate. Would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a cheap (as in price) multimeter that also has a clamp. Keep in mind this is NOT a true RMS meter. But for the price it is great!

Excellent meter for price. Purchase AC Line Splitter for best use.

I purchased this clamp meter primarily to measure current/amps on 120 volt appliances, heaters, etc. To do this with ANY clamp meter, you MUST separate the hot and neutral conductors or they will cancel each other out and give a zero amp reading. The most convenient way to do this is to place an AC Line Splitter between the wall receptacle and the load. Most splitters have an X1 and X10 opening. If you place the meter's clamp in the X1 position, you receive a direct amp reading. In the X10 position, you get amps times 10. You divide the reading by 10 to get the correct amps. In my testing, I placed a 23 watt CFL lamp as the load with the AC Line Splitter between the receptacle and lamp plug. I received an X1 reading of .200 amps. The X10 reading was 1.99. Divided by ten, the amps reading becomes .199. This is very close to the computed number of amps. The meter is of good quality and has batteries loaded and ready for use. It comes with test probes, case and instructions. I think it is a very good value. It is easy to use and read. The reason I stress the importance of splitting the line is that in reading many reviews of many meters, it is obvious that many people don't understand the necessity. They then write negative reviews.

I have purchase products before from Elekcity and have been pleased so far

Unbelievable meter at an unbelievable price. I have purchase products before from Elekcity and have been pleased so far. This purchase was no different. Quality seems good. I have had this for over 6 months and it works flawless. I am only a home owner, not a contractor, so I do not use this a lot but when I do it is dependable. May not last but a few year but at this price I can certainly afford a new one.

Easy, inexpensive clamp meter! Track down thirsty appliances quickly.

I'm only using this for the clamp meter function, though the multimeter looks perfectly usable. The clamp meter worked very well, both at the service panel, and at the device using a home-made line splitter (a short extension cord with the three conductors peeled out of the outer sheath). I do wish it had a button to illuminate the display, but for the price, I can't take a star off. Even in dim conditions, I could read the digits fine--I just couldn't always tell where the decimal point was. In normal light, it was fine. The combo straight/curved clamp jaws worked well in the tight confines of an electrical panel, and I was able to isolate the circuits using the most current fairly easily.

What a Bargain!

It's hard to believe that this meter can be had for less than $30. The features it has could easily command many times more. I have been using meters for 45 years since the days of the analog Simpson 260 and I have never seen such a feature packed meter at such a bargain. The min/max is great for checking Locked Rotor Amperage on a HVAC compressor. This replaced my Fluke digital amp probe meter which does not even have min/max capability yet cost me $260 five years ago. My only wish is that there could be a way to disable the "auto-shut-off" feature but even that can be reset by touching the min/max button from time to time to keep it from going to sleep. It has a good solid feel to it as some just feel light and cheap. This has to be one of the best bargains on Amazon! It's a no-brainer!!

I like the mode button to change my diode continuity choice ...

I like the mode button to change my diode continuity choice of readout to audible. Works good on low AC current measurements, just what I wanted. Works good on DC voltage measurements, does not require switching from 2 to 20 to 200 to 2000 volts like some meters. In other words if it is .246 volts or 24.6 you get the read out fast and accurate. The peak measurement is something not found on cheap meters. Its not too big or too heavy to use for my bench top or field measurements. I like the AA battery choice for long life, the 9V batteries don't last long in most meters. It is accurate on resistance measurements.

Great for the home handyman

I've had occasion to use the meter a few times and it seems pretty well made and accurate. Much better than one I bought at a tool show which literally fell apart one day. You've probably thought of this but you can make things easier by getting a 2 foot three wire extension cord and peeling away a few inches of the OUTER insulation in the middle of the cord (the insulation on the inner wires must stay intact or you're liable to kill yourself). When you want to measure amperage on say, a sump pump, plug the pump into one end of the extension cord and plug the other end into the outlet socket. Then you can do proper amp readings on one of the power wires without slicing up the pump's cord (You can't just put the meter's jaws around the entire power cord or you'll always get a zero reading). Anyway, its a good meter. Already recommended it to a friend.

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