Submitted by harisdmac (not verified) on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 17:36.
Hi Trystan,
Thanks for the quick reply and the helpful hints. Indeed my case was that I was clamping the CT around the whole cord. The funny thing is that it worked on the phase cable (reasonable) but I thought it was because more current was floating through! The auto-canceling thing never crossed my mind! :P
So in order to avoid any other questions like this, maybe you should update the tutorial with a memo for beginners stating that in case one tries the CT first on a device at home, one should separate the cord and use live or neutral wire only!
Hi Trystan, Thanks for the
Hi Trystan,
Thanks for the quick reply and the helpful hints. Indeed my case was that I was clamping the CT around the whole cord. The funny thing is that it worked on the phase cable (reasonable) but I thought it was because more current was floating through! The auto-canceling thing never crossed my mind! :P
So in order to avoid any other questions like this, maybe you should update the tutorial with a memo for beginners stating that in case one tries the CT first on a device at home, one should separate the cord and use live or neutral wire only!