Engineers and electricians use two meters to measure current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, etc. One is a clamp meter, a current measuring instrument having some of the qualities of a voltage measuring device. The second one is a multimeter, mainly used for the measurement of voltage, but also has current measuring abilities.

This article attempts to explain the differences between clamp meters and multimeters. We will compare the appearance, measurements, accuracy, and safety of multimeters and clamp meters.

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