Slide closure current tester

A method of measuring current using a current measuring device, the current measuring device comprising a probe body having an elongated portion extending outward from a rearward main body portion of said device to a hook-shaped end, said hook-shaped end useful for isolating a conductor under test, a slide closure member adapted to slide longitudinally forward from a rearward open position to a forward closed position, said closed position useful to capture said conductor under test within a space encircled by a combination of said hook-shaped end, said closed slide closure member, and said rearward main body, said space encircled by said combination of said hook-shaped end and said closed slide closure member comprising a current sensing zone, and circuitry adapted for detecting a magnetic flux generated by an electric current passing through said conductor under test positioned within said current sensing zone, the method comprising:

• (a) manipulating said hook-shaped end of said probe body to isolate said conductor under test within said current sensing zone;
• (b) sliding said slide closure member longitudinally forward from said rearward open position to said forward closed position;
• and (c) detecting magnetic flux generated by electric current passing through said conductor under test positioned within said current sensing zone.