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Zero-Flux Current Sensors: Like in "Back to the Future"?

cookmesomekai — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:45:00 GMT

Do you remember the "flux capacitor" that Doc Brown invented in "Back to the Future"? It was the core component in that iconic DeLorean which - after supplying it with 1.21 GW of energy - would allow Marty McFly to travel through time. The "flux capa...(read more)

HIOKI: Sensing Current since 1971

cookmesomekai — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:07:55 GMT

The history of current sensors developed by HIOKI represents a journey of innovation and technical advancement in the field of electrical measurement. HIOKI, established in Japan in 1935, has been a pioneer in the electrical measurement industry, foc...(read more)

DC Current Measurement and Bandwidth

cookmesomekai — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:14:59 GMT

All you needed was a precise sensor to measure DC current, and after talking to HIOKI you ended up ordering a 10MHz AC/DC current sensor... Does HIOKI employ sales magicians who can sell ice to eskimos? Or does bandwidth simply also matter when measu...(read more)

Analysing Batteries using EIS

cookmesomekai — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:58:07 GMT

The evolution of battery technology in the last decades has allowed the development of many applications which simply wouldn't exist otherwise. Of course, one of the first things that comes to mind are electric cars. But what about battery powered va...(read more)

Current sensors: How much is the drift?

cookmesomekai — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:30:38 GMT

Some time ago HIOKI created a short video in which we briefly compared hall-sensor based current sensors with fluxgate based sensors: https://youtu.be/OrmbFCCWrhI In the video I said that "every hall sensor in the world has a DC drift" and ...(read more)

Low resistances: Key to high performance batteries

cookmesomekai — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 21:02:18 GMT

To be firmly pushed back into your seat when kicking down the “accelerator pedal” in an electric sports car, the high-voltage battery pack needs to feed a high current to the electric drive motor. This in turn requires batteries that have...(read more)

A dedicated resistance meter? Here is when it makes sense...

cookmesomekai — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:38:29 GMT

Measuring DC resistances is one of the functions pretty much every bench multimeter provides. Then why would you need a separate resistance meter? One of the best digital multimeters available on the market offers a lowest resistance range of 1 Ohm. ...(read more)

Choosing the right cables for HIOKI's multiplexers

cookmesomekai — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 13:03:23 GMT

This posts looks at HIOKI's multiplexers SW1001 / SW1002, measurement prinnciples and typical instruments as well as which cables to choose to connect the multiplexers to the DUTs(read more)

Get HIOKI’s most popular DMM free of charge when you buy HIOKI’s most popular battery tester

cookmesomekai — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:09:02 GMT

For a limited time only:Get HIOKI’s most popular DMM free of charge when you buy HIOKI’s most popular battery tester Nobody notices them when they work, but many people feel the effect when they fail: Batteries used as backup source or...(read more)

What's special about HIOKI's AC Leakage Current Clamps?

cookmesomekai — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:23:39 GMT

No matter if they are based on hall-sensor or zero-fluxgate technology: HIOKI is famous for their high-end AC/DC current sensors - and they have been for many years. Given that history and experience, it is not surprising that HIOKI also offers a lar...(read more)

HIOKI DT4282 vs FLUKE 189

cookmesomekai — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:45:07 GMT

HIOKI products usually get a lot of praise in tear-downs regarding the build quality. It's not really that surprising, considering that HIOKI is ran by engineers and the products are made in HIOKI's own factory near Nagano, Japan - in the sam...(read more)

Why a milli-ohm meter is a great tool when working on hybrid or electric cars

cookmesomekai — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 20:29:37 GMT

Here is a fantastic summary why a milli-ohm meter is a great tool when working on hybrid or electric cars. The video was created by Professor John D. Kelly from Weber State University and we couldn't have explained this any better... www.youtu...(read more)

Multimeters don't have to be yellow

cookmesomekai — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:08:35 GMT

Any idea for a hashtag? #MultimetersDontHaveToBeYellow is probably a bit long. Our favourites so far are #bluenotyellow and #blueisthenewyellow. But what do you think? If you have an idea then please let us know (read more)

AC/DC clamp meters versus AC-only models (when measuring AC current)

cookmesomekai — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:26:09 GMT

If you want to measure the current consumption of a device that runs on a half-rectified alternating current lile a hair-dryer on the "half-power setting" then an AC/DC clamp meter will give you a much more precise reading than an AC-only clamp meter...(read more)