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the bottle survived intact but bruised my big toe. i call that a winner.
 
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my T5-1000 was a bargain then, at ÂŁ50. got it from a forum member. still, not as good a buy as my canon 40D camera (see thread in photographic section).
 
only ever used the incoming terminals as a proving unit, apart from once when i got the ex-wife to breathe on it.
 
Just to remind you of the dangers of not using testers... you may end up with a postumous fine!

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Mike nice bit of kit, but if you are using it for proving dead, live safe isolation then IMO you can't beat a proper voltage indicator and proving unit, or am I being an old foggy? probably

Hi Pete999,

I have also got a Megger MPU690 proving unit, I don't see any point getting a voltage indicator also as I can use the proving unit with my T5-1000 or am I wrong?

Michael
 
nothing wrong with using a t5 for proving safe. it's only the fuddy-duddys that were brought up on a bike light on cotton flex that will object to new-fangled technology.
 
I asked the same question not so long ago. I ended up getting a Fluke T150, which I think cost me about ÂŁ50, plus another ÂŁ20 for a case for it.
It's alright, it's got a self-test and automatically switches between voltage and continuity, it has a light on it and tests phase rotation, but some of the guys here prefer a reading instead of an LED lighting up.
My only real problem with it is I'd prefer a resistance reading instead of just a beep, but maybe I'm just being fussy.
I think the next tester I'll get will be the T5, like everyone else seems to have.
 

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