Chris Janssen
Works! To the negative comment about it not doing anything you can't see on the device, I say Not True, because the device doesn't graph without the phone app. In my case, I want t know what my welding machine draws while I am welding, and with my eyes looking at the weld while welding, I can't be simultaneously looking at the device, so the retrospective graph is essential to my purpose. Blue tooth connection seems squirrely, but I think the key is to have the app turned on and ready when you plug in/power up the device so they connect during the "welcome" screen time. I could be wrong on that, so, fiddle with it till it works. Also, it seems to (not 100% sure on this yet) disconnect and not automatically reconnect if you walk out of range. Mildly frustrating, but manageable. Finally, scratched my head about why VxA was not equal to watts in AC, like in DC, and finally sorted out that due to shape of sine wave there is a lot of time that the actual voltage is not at full 110 (or 220, or whatever) so, that reflects in actual Watts being always less than V x A. Do your own homework before trusting me on any of this. :) 5 stars. Works and does what I need.
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Brian Clancy
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I use eTest on ATorch ammeters, AC, DC and USB on Android devices. The Android version connects to the low energy Bluetooth signal (BLE), so range is limited to no more than 30 feet. I can take screen shots of the graphical display of usage which can be scaled by using your fingers to expand detail by voltage and amps along the side of the graph. I use it in 12v DC applications that are tight in this large scale.
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Chris
Good! I'm using it with the Atorch UD24 USB tester, on a Samsung Galaxy S22. This app connects to the tester totally within the app. My phones bluetooth settings never show it connected. Kinda weird but it works good. It connects automatically when I open the app. Let's me see the graphs and all the data. Let's me reset all the data. Much easier than using the actual tester to reset the data. It's not beautiful but it works perfectly, very cool. Thank you!
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