Chauvin Arnoux

We are excited to announce Chauvin Arnoux has updated its range of F-Series Clamp Meters, making them suitable for testing photovoltaic/solar systems! These new models, the F402, F404, F406, F604, and F606, supersede Chauvin Arnoux’s F401, F403, F405, F603, and F605 Clamp Meters. To ensure suitability for testing photovoltaic/solar circuits, Chauvin Arnoux’s updated F-series Clamp Meters offer an extended voltage range: up to 1200V AC and 1700V DC. However, one thing that has not changed is the clamp meters’ ability to measure true inrush current regardless of whether a load is connected to a live or dead installation. In their application note, Chauvin Arnoux outlines why their innovative InRush® function is so important. Continue reading →

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_axtdLbogPM3JHq5LPeZ7lnvoMrusUCc PASS Presents... Electrical contractors! As institutions, organisations, and businesses continue to focus on minimising energy bills and meeting net zero targets, many more will require energy surveys. However, to capitalise on this lucrative opportunity and futureproof your business you need a reliable tool that will accurately capture data…presenting the Chauvin Arnoux PEL104 Power & Energy Logger. Precise, portable, and practical, this voltage and current logger can be left in place to gather relevant data from which you can easily derive electrical parameters such as power, power factor, harmonics, energy, and even tonnes of CO2 and, subsequently, carbon footprint. Available as part of a Contractor Kit, discover everything you need to know about this power & energy logger in our new PASS Presents series of mini-interviews. Check out the playlist above; via our YouTube channel, @PASSLTD-tester; or on the PEL104 information page. Continue reading → Continue reading →

https://youtu.be/JbxiNmtBf6A;t=538s PASS Presents... Energy efficiency isn’t just an issue for the winter. To optimise your energy use, whilst minimising emissions and costs, you must monitor power consumption throughout the year. In episode nine of PASS Presents, Chauvin Arnoux’s (former) Head of Commercial Operations, Kevin Smith, explains how Power and Energy Loggers (PEL) offer a simple, convenient method of doing just that. To find out how a Chauvin Arnoux PEL can help you drastically reduce your energy bills and emissions without compromising the capability of your circuit, watch the interview above; via our YouTube channel, @PASSLTD-tester; or on the PEL 51, PEL 104, and PEL 106 information pages. Learn all you need to know in under twenty minutes! Continue reading → Continue reading →

General manager of Chauvin Arnoux UK, Julian Grant, sat down with Energy Manager Magazine (EM Magazine) to discuss his top tips for saving energy. A convergence of environmental and energy crises combined with changing working habits has put additional pressure on facilities managers to find savings and limit emissions. Therefore, it came as a bit of a surprise when Julian Grant, a man who according to his LinkedIn profile has over thirty-eight years of experience in electrical test and measurement equipment with a particular focus on energy efficiency, advocated taking a walk and watching your electricity usage as ways to reduce consumption and expenditure! Was this really the best advice he had to offer struggling facilities managers?! Well, like all things energy, the value of Julian Grant’s comments only becomes apparent after further investigation. Continue reading →

Chauvin Arnoux’s Julian Grant published an article in the October 2022 edition of Professional Electrician detailing four simple tests contractors can add to their arsenal to bolster their income and beat spiralling inflation and surging fuel costs. The information below is taken from that article.[1] Continue reading →

In May 2022, Chauvin Arnoux’s Julian Grant published an article in Professional Electrician & Installer explaining the impact of harmonic currents on earth leakage, and how their effect can be mitigated by using the correct clamp meter.[1] Continue reading →