On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool device. However, the problem with these cheap meters(which rely > on induction and the hall effect) is that they are not accurate enough > to be useful for for anything but fridges, ranges etc.
Errr..... Induction: yes. Hall effect: no. You'd have to strip down the wires on your appliance to use the hall effect, since this requires measuring a current across the wire. Instead, they use a toroid around the wire to get the best inductive coupling they can and measure the current there. Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
