Proberly a silly question, but is there a cheap and easy way of measuring current on 12 volt circuits, between about 4 and 15 amps, dont have to be accurate within 1/2 amp will do.
I used to have a multimeter, that measured ma and had a copper shunt that allowed higher current but lost it.
My first thoughts was a car ammeter, but not sure how precise they are.
Any better ideas, something digital and cheap would be nice.
I want to fit croc clips, and just temporary connect it in series, to check the current draw on LED strips, as Im getting a lot of driver failures and not sure whether the drivers, were powerfull enough when fitted.
Its mainly custom made hard to access led signs so not a simple task to see the leds,
I used to have a multimeter, that measured ma and had a copper shunt that allowed higher current but lost it.
My first thoughts was a car ammeter, but not sure how precise they are.
Any better ideas, something digital and cheap would be nice.
I want to fit croc clips, and just temporary connect it in series, to check the current draw on LED strips, as Im getting a lot of driver failures and not sure whether the drivers, were powerfull enough when fitted.
Its mainly custom made hard to access led signs so not a simple task to see the leds,