beautypg.com

Caution – HT instruments HT401 User Manual

Page 14

background image

HT401

EN - 13

4.4.5. AC Current measurement and Frequency

CAUTION

The maximum input AC current is 10A. Do not measure currents exceeding
the limits given in this manual. Exceeding these limits could result in
electrical shocks to the user and damage to the instrument.


Fig. 6: AC current measurements


1. Cut off power supply from the circuit to be measured.

2. Select the

or positions

3. Insert the red cable and the black cable into the input terminals mA or A and COM
4. Press the MODE key to activate “AC” or “AC+ DC” modes (see § 4.3.2)
5. Press the RANGE key to activate manual range selection (see § 4.2.1) or use the

Autorange feature. If the current value is unknown select the maximum range

6. Connect the red lead and the black lead in series to the circuit whose current you want

to measure, respecting polarity and the current direction indicated in Fig. 6

7. Supply the circuit to be measured. The display shows the value of current.
8. The message “O.L” indicates that the current being measured exceeds the maximum

value measurable by the instrument

9. Press the MODE key to activate Hz frequency measurement (only

position). The

“Hz” symbol is shown at display. Bargraph is disabled for this measurement

10. For Maximum and Minimum value measurement, HOLD function and PEAK HOLD

measurement, please refer to § 4.2