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What is a CT meter?

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What is a CT meter?

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CT (Current Transformer) Meters are installed on any connections with a load greater than 100 Amps.
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CT (Current Transformer) Meters are installed on any connections with a load greater than 100 Amps.
Conventional meters cannot be used to measure current for these larger connections as they would
simply have to be too large to be practicable. A CT meter only measures a fraction of the current passing
through the connection and a multiplier is applied to this reading to reflect the actual current.

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