Electrical Tester PCE-PCM 3

With the digital multimeter AC currents of up to 1000 A AC can be measured easily. At the same time, voltages of up to 1000V AC / DC can be measured with the digital multimeter. Thus, with the power current clamp, apparent power, reactive power and active power measurements up to 750 KW are possible. Another function of the digital multimeter is the measurement of the inrush current. Many consumers have a tremendously high current at the moment of switch-on. With a conventional digital multimeter such a measurement is not possible. For the digital multimeter this is not a problem.

With the NCV (Not Connected Voltage) function of the digital multimeter, it can be checked whether a voltage is applied to a line without performing a contacting measurement. This makes the work much easier for the user thanks to the digital multimeter. In addition to the measuring function, the digital multimeter can also be connected to a terminal via the Bluetooth interface. Via this Bluetooth interface, the measured data can be transmitted directly from the digital multimeter to the terminal, where it can be logged, analyzed and sent.

– Apparent / active / reactive power
– Measurement up to the 20th harmonic
– “Not Connected Voltage” function
– Inrush current measurement
– Current measurement up to 1000 A AC
– Bluetooth interface

Ambient conditions 23°C / 73.4°F ± 5°C / 41°F, < 75% RH
Measuring function
Current measurement AC
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
60 A	0.01 A	± 2% + 8 Dgt
600 A	0.1 A	± 2% + 8 Dgt
1000 A	1 A	± 2% + 8 Dgt
Maximum input current: 1000 A AC
Frequency range: 40 …. 400 Hz
Measuring function
Inrush current AC
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
60 A	0.01 A	For reference only
600 A	0.1 A	± 5% + 60 Dgt
1000 A	1 A	± 5% + 60 Dgt
Integral time: 100 ms
Measuring range: 20 … 1000 A
Frequency range: 40 …. 400 Hz
Measuring function
Voltage measurement DC
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
6V	0.001V	± 0.5% + 5 Dgt
60V	0.01V	± 0.5% + 5 Dgt
600V	0.1V	± 0.5% + 5 Dgt
1000V	1V	± 0.8% + 4 Dgt
Input impedance: 10 MΩ
Maximum input voltage: 750V AC (rms value) or 1000V DC
Measuring function
Voltage measurement AC
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
6V	0.001V	± 0.6% + 4 Dgt
60V	0.01V	± 0.6% + 4 Dgt
600V	0.1V	± 0.6% + 4 Dgt
1000V	1V	± 0.8% + 4 Dgt
Input impedance: 10 MΩ
Maximum input voltage: 750V AC (rms value) or 1000V DC
Frequency range: 40 … 400 Hz
Measuring function
Frequency measurement with
The current measuring function
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
99.99 Hz	0.01 Hz	± 1.5% + 5 Dgt
999.9 Hz	0.1 Hz	± 1.5% + 5 Dgt
Measuring range: 10 … 1 kHz
Measuring range of the input signal: > 20 AAC (rms value)
The input current increases with the measuring frequency.
Maximum input current: 1000 AAC (rms value)
Measuring function
Frequency measurement with the
Voltage measurement function
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
99.99 Hz	0.01 Hz	± 1.5% + 5 Dgt
999.9 Hz	0.1 Hz	± 1.5% + 5 Dgt
9,999 kHz	0.001 kHz	± 1.5% + 5 Dgt
Measuring range: 10 … 10 kHz
Measuring range of the input signal: > 1V AC (rms value)
The input current increases with the measuring frequency.
Maximum input voltage: 1000V AC (rms value)
Measuring function
Frequency measurement�
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
9,999 Hz	0.001 Hz	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
99.99 Hz	0.01 Hz	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
9,999 kHz	0.1 Hz	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
999.9 Hz	0.001 kHz	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
99.99 kHz	0.01 kHz	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
999.9 kHz	0.1 kHz	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
9,999 MHz	0.001 MHz	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
Overvoltage protection: 1000V DC or 750V AC (rms value)
Range of voltage input> 2V
(as the input voltage increases, so does the frequency)
Measuring function
Duty cycle
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
0.1 … 99.9%	0.1%	± 0.3% + 5 Dgt
Frequency range: 10 … 10 kHz
Voltage range: 2 … 250V AC (rms value)
(The voltage increases with the frequency)
Duty cycle with the	Frequency range: 10 … 1 kHz
Current measurement function	Input current: 20 … 1000 AAC (rms value)
Duty cycle with the	Frequency range: 10 … 1 kHz
Voltage measurement function	Input current: 1 … 750V AC (rms value)
	Input impedance: 1MΩ
Measuring function
Resistivity
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
600 Ω	0.1 Ω	± 0.8% + 3 Dgt
6 kΩ	0.001 kΩ	± 0.8% + 3 Dgt
60 kΩ	0.01 kΩ	± 0.8% + 3 Dgt
600 kΩ	0.1 kΩ	± 0.8% + 3 Dgt
6 MΩ	0.001 MΩ	± 2% + 5 Dgt
60 MΩ	0.1 MΩ	± 2% + 5 Dgt
Measuring voltage: approx. 0.78V
Overvoltage protection: 750V DC, 1000V AC (rms value)
Measuring function
Continuity test
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
600 Ω	0.1 Ω	–
Acoustic signal at < 50 Ω
Test voltage: 1.48V
Overvoltage protection: 750V DC, 1000V AC (rms value)
Measuring function
Capacitance measurement
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
9.999 nF	0.001 nF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
99.99 n.f.	0.01 nF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
999.9 nF	0.1 nF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
9.999 μF	0.001 μF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
99.99 μF	0.01 μF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
999.9 μF	0.1 μF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
9,999mF	0.001 mF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
99.99 mF	0.01 mF	± 3% + 5 Dgt
Overvoltage protection: 750V DC, 1000V AC (rms value)
Measuring function
Diode measurement
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
3V	0.001V	–
DC anode side: approx. 1-mA
DC cathode side: approx. 3.2V
Overvoltage protection: 750V DC, 1000V AC (rms value)
Measuring function
Single phase power measurement
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
3 W / VA / Var	0.01 W / VA / Var	± 3% + 5 Dgt
100 W / VA / Var	0.1 W / VA / Var	± 3% + 5 Dgt
4000 W / VA / Var	1 W / VA / Var	± 3% + 5 Dgt
10 kW / VA / var	0.01 kW / VA / Var	± 3% + 5 Dgt
100 kW / VA / var	0.1 kW / VA / Var	± 3% + 5 Dgt
750 kW / VA / var	1 kW / VA / Var	± 3% + 5 Dgt
Smallest measuring current: 1-mA
Smallest measuring voltage: 1V
Measuring function
Power factor capacitive / inductive
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
0.1 … 1	0.001	± 5% + 5 Dgt
Smallest measuring current: 1-mA
Smallest measuring voltage: 1V
Measuring function
Harmonics measurement
Measuring range	Resolution	Accuracy
1	–	± 3% + 10 Dgt
2 … 6	–	± 3.5% + 10 Dgt
7 … 8	–	± 4.5% + 10 Dgt
9 … 10	–	± 5% + 10 Dgt
11 … 15	–	± 7% + 10 Dgt
16 … 20	–	± 10% + 10 Dgt
Smallest measuring current: 1-mA
Smallest measuring voltage: 1V
The resolution depends on the voltage measuring range
General specifications
Measuring range	Automatically and manually adjustable
Maximum voltage range	1000V DC or 750V AC
Maximum working height	2000 m / 6561 ft
Display	LCD
Maximum display	5999 Dgt.
Overrange	“OIL”
Measuring range underflow	“-OL”
Measuring rate	3 Hz
Automatic shutdown	After 30 minutes
Power supply	9V block battery
Battery indicator	Icon if the battery voltage is too low
Temperature coefficient	0.1 x accuracy x °C / °F*
Operating conditions	0 … 40°C, 32 … 104°F
Storage conditions	-10 … 60°C, 14 … 140°F
Dimensions	238 x 92 x 50 mm / 9.4 x 3.6 x 2 in
Weight	About 420 g / < 1 lb (with batteries)
Accuracies are given at ambient conditions of 18 … 28°C / 65 … 83°F. *The temperature is the difference between the temperature of the operating conditions and the current ambient temperature.
Example:
Is the current ambient temperature greater than the temperature of the operating conditions
(50°C / 122°F (current ambient temperature)) – (40°C / 104°F (operating temperature) = 10°C / 50°F
Is the current ambient temperature less than the temperature of the operating conditions
(0°C (operating temperature)) – (-5°C / 23°F (current ambient temperature)) = 5°C / 41°F