BCD Electric Blog

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007

Fluke 43B

Combines the most useful capabilities of a power quality analyzer, multimeter and scope
Calculates 3-phase power on balanced loads, from a single-phase measurement
Trends voltage, current, frequency, power harmonics and captures voltage sags, transients and inrush current
Monitoring functions help track intermittent problems and power system performance
Records two selectable parameters for up to 16 days
20 measurement memories to save/recall screens and data with cursor readings
FlukeView® software can log harmonics and all other readings over time and provides a complete harmonics profile up to the 51st harmonic
Measures resistance, diode voltage drop, continuity, and capacitance
Users/applications manual and power quality video to help answer tough questions
Complete package with voltage probes and 400 A current clamp, FlukeView Software and optically isolated interface cable
3 year warranty on the Fluke 43B, 1 year on accessories



Harmonics

Voltage, current, and power harmonics
Up to 51st harmonic
Total harmonic distortion (THD)
Phase angle of individual harmonics



Power


Watts, power factor, displacement power factor (cos Θ), VA and VAR
Voltage and current waveforms



Three phase


On-screen graphics show you how to set up 3-phase power measurements



Sags and swells


Measurements are always automatically recorded to instantly show changes over time
Use cursors to read time and date of sags and swells



Transients


Catch voltage transients and waveform distortion down to 40 nS
Catch and save up to 40 transients
Correlate the cause of transient with time and date stamps



Volts/Ampères/Hertz


Voltage and current waveforms
True RMS voltage and current
Frequency