Exceeding the specified current of a current probe

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Tomblueprintauto
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Exceeding the specified current of a current probe

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If the 60 amp current probe was left on the main battery cable during cranking, would this induce enough voltage in the probe to damage it?
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liviu2004
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Re: Exceeding the specified current of a current probe

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I don’t think so, we talk about mV and each coil has a magnetic saturation limit.
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jueja
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Re: Exceeding the specified current of a current probe

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The 60 amp probe will survive this....Actually its reading will max out around 200 amps and these readings are pretty accurate and in line with the measurements of a high current clamp. If you wanted to avoid the signal from the 60A clamp being clipped off than you may want to ac-couple it.
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