323/324/325
Clamp Meter
Users Manual
PN 4045153
May 2012
© 2012 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in China. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
This Fluke product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries, or damage from accident, neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or abnormal conditions of operation or handling. Resellers are not authorized to extend any other warranty on Fluke’s behalf. To obtain service during the warranty period, contact your nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain return authorization information, then send the product to that Service Center with a description of the problem.
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Table of Contents |
Title |
Page |
Introduction................................................................................................................. |
1 |
How to Contact Fluke ................................................................................................. |
1 |
Safety Information ...................................................................................................... |
2 |
How to Clean the Product .......................................................................................... |
9 |
Specifications ............................................................................................................. |
10 |
Electrical Specifications.......................................................................................... |
10 |
Mechanical Specifications ...................................................................................... |
12 |
Environmental Specifications ................................................................................. |
12 |
The Meter ................................................................................................................... |
14 |
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Introduction
The Fluke 323/324/325 Clamp Meters (the Product) measure ac and dc voltage, ac current, resistance, and continuity. The 324 and 325 can also measure capacitance and contact temperature. The 325 can also measure dc current and frequency. Note that the 325 is shown in all of the illustrations. For temperature measurement, you must use the included K-Type Thermocouple.
XWWarning
Read "Safety Information" before you use the Product.
How to Contact Fluke
To contact Fluke, call one of the following telephone numbers:
•Technical Support USA: 1-800-44-FLUKE (1-800-443-5853)
•Calibration/Repair USA: 1-888-99-FLUKE (1-888-993-5853)
•Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853)
•Europe: +31 402-675-200
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•Japan: +81-3-3434-0181
•Singapore: +65-6799-5566
•Anywhere in the world: +1-425-446-5500
Or, visit Fluke's website at www.fluke.com.
To register your product, visit http://register.fluke.com.
To see, print, or download the latest manual supplement, visit http://us.fluke.com/usen/support/manuals.
Safety Information
A Warning identifies conditions and procedures that are dangerous to the user. A Caution identifies conditions and procedures that can cause damage to the Product or the
equipment under test.
Table 1 tells you about symbols used on the Product and in this manual.
XWWarning
To prevent personal injury, use the Product only as specified, or the protection supplied by the Product can be compromised.
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Safety Information
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or personal injury:
•Use only correct measurement category (CAT), voltage, and amperage rated probes, test leads, and adapters for the measurement.
•Do not touch voltages > 30 V ac rms, 42 V ac peak, or 60 V dc.
•Carefully read all instructions.
•Hold the Product behind the tactile barrier. See The Clamp Meter, item
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•Do not exceed the Measurement Category (CAT) rating of the lowest rated individual component of a Product, probe, or accessory.
•Do not measure current while the test leads are in the input jacks.
•Do not use the Product around explosive gas, vapor, or in damp or wet environments.
•Limit operation to the specified measurement category, voltage, or amperage ratings.
•Do not work alone.
•Do not apply more than the rated voltage, between the terminals or between each terminal and earth ground.
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•Comply with local and national safety codes. Use personal protective equipment (approved rubber gloves, face protection, and flameresistant clothes) to prevent shock and arc blast injury where hazardous live conductors are exposed.
•Replace the batteries when the low battery indicator shows to prevent incorrect measurements.
•The battery door must be closed and locked before you operate the Product.
•Measure a known voltage first to make sure that the Product operates correctly.
•Remove all probes, test leads, and accessories that are not necessary for the measurement.
•Only use probes, test leads, and accessories that have the same measurement category and voltage rating as the Product.
•Keep fingers behind the finger guards on the probes.
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