What type or brand of a digital clamping ammeter are you guys using mainly for charging systems? I’m getting more calls from friends desperate for me to help jump start or charge/recondition their car batteries as a favor during the Tier 5 lockdown.
I’ve seen quite a few clamping digital multimeters online with a bunch of bell and whistles (LED flashlights, coupled smartphone app, digital thermometer). I really want it to simply measure DC current since I already have an older Radio Shack multimeter.

Thank you for the help in advance.

 

I have an older Craftsman amp clamp and it works pretty decent. It'll measure up to 200 amps.

 

If you are bored during lockdown there's a good video on YT on a DIY version. Simple process and should be do-able what whatever is laying around the average frustrated mechanic's garage.

 

Thanks guys for the info.
After scouring other car forums and watching endless YouTube video reviews, I finally purchased off of eBay the TopDon BT200 battery tester ($70/£50) and a Klein Tools CL800 digital clamping meter ($90/£65).