Pulsar

Current Clamp

CSS

A clamp-on meter outline surrounds a conductor wire, with flowing current pulses triggering telemetry sync.

Tier
CSS
Dependencies
None
Duration
4.2 s, loops
Categories
Loaders and spinners
Use cases
Loading and waiting, Sync and integration
Industries
Manufacturing and industrial, Energy and utilities
Style
Data mark · light stroke
Set
meter
Tags
geometriclinepulseminimal

Companion assets

The same artwork, not animated. Derived from the entry’s own resting state, so it matches exactly.

Animated
CSS tier
Static vector
Current Clamp, not animated
Download SVG

Code

animation.svg

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true" class="pulsar pulsar-meter-current-clamp" data-pulsar="meter-current-clamp" viewBox="0 0 160 96"><line x1="16" x2="144" y1="48" y2="48" stroke-width="3" opacity=".3"></line><line x1="16" x2="144" y1="48" y2="48" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="3" class="meter-clamp-pulse"></line><path stroke-width="1.5" d="M70 24q10-6 20 0v16m-20 0V24"></path><path stroke-width="1.5" d="M70 56v16q10 6 20 0V56"></path><rect width="40" height="32" x="94" y="32" stroke-width="1.5" rx="3"></rect><rect width="28" height="12" x="100" y="38" opacity=".4" rx="1"></rect><line x1="104" x2="124" y1="44" y2="44" stroke="var(--pulsar-accent, currentColor)" stroke-width="2" class="meter-clamp-readout"></line></svg>

animation.css

.pulsar-meter-current-clamp {
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.pulsar-meter-current-clamp .meter-clamp-pulse {
  stroke-dasharray: 18 60;
  animation: meter-current-clamp-flow-anim 4200ms linear infinite;
}
.pulsar-meter-current-clamp .meter-clamp-readout {
  animation: meter-current-clamp-blink-anim 4200ms steps(3) infinite;
}

@keyframes meter-current-clamp-flow-anim {
  0% {
    stroke-dashoffset: 78;
  }
  100% {
    stroke-dashoffset: -78;
  }
}

@keyframes meter-current-clamp-blink-anim {
  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0.9;
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 0.4;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pulsar-meter-current-clamp .meter-clamp-pulse,
  .pulsar-meter-current-clamp .meter-clamp-readout {
    animation: none;
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
    opacity: 0.8;
  }
}

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