knightmb said:Learjet said:would a clamp on DC ammeter work to measure this? could use peak mode?
You can, but I find that when dealing with currents below 10 amp they are highly inaccurate unless you spend a lot of money for a very expensive one that is sensitive enough. I'm measuring currents down to the thousandth of an amp, so I don't know of any DC clamp on meters that good.
Actually, they're very accurate (+/- 1ma), and not that expensive;
https://www.amazon.com/BSIDE-ACM91-Auto-Ranging-Temperature-Capacitance/dp/B07G84XDWH/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3Q6EHCMFM0JFU&keywords=dc%2Bclamp%2Bon%2Bamp%2Bmeter&qid=1638579297&sprefix=DC%2Bclamp%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-5&th=1