snap-on ammeter

snap-on ammeter

[′snap¦ȯn ′am‚ēd·ər]

(electricity)

An ac ammeter having a magnetic core in the form of hinged jaws that can be snapped around the current-carrying wire. Also known as clamp-on ammeter.

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