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A friend of mine is selling his Fluke 1651b for £80. Calibrated till Feb next year but needs new cables and probes. Any good?
 
How should we know whether it's any good, none of us have seen it or tried it out.

Why don't you ask your friend if it's any good, and if you trust them not to be stitching you up then buy it.
 
davesparks said:
How should we know whether it's any good, none of us have seen it or tried it out.

Why don't you ask your friend if it's any good, and if you trust them not to be stitching you up then buy it.
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I can put some pictures up. It’s all working but the only setting it doesn’t do is phase rotation or RCD testing
 

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RDB85 said:
I can put some pictures up. It’s all working but the only setting it doesn’t do is phase rotation or RCD testing
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It does test RCDs. In general they are good testers.
I would not buy any Fluke 2nd hand tester until it is seen powering up and passing the self test.
(Anecdotal evidence suggests that they are more likely to have a hissy fit upon power-up than most other testers.)

I'm also curious....why do you want one? Didn't we have a long running thread where after about what felt like 18 months you bought an MFT, maybe a Kewtech if I remember?
For me an MFT is just a tool like a screwdriver is. Almost any brand calibrated tester will do the job.
 
timhoward said:
It does test RCDs. In general they are good testers.
I would not buy any Fluke 2nd hand tester until it is seen powering up and passing the self test.
(Anecdotal evidence suggests that they are more likely to have a hissy fit upon power-up than most other testers.)

I'm also curious....why do you want one? Didn't we have a long running thread where after about what felt like 18 months you bought an MFT, maybe a Kewtech if I remember?
For me an MFT is just a tool like a screwdriver is. Almost any brand calibrated tester will do the job.
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I did buy one. I thought I would see if another trainee would indeed need one.
 
RDB85 said:
I did buy one. I thought I would see if another trainee would indeed need one.
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Ah ok.
davesparks said:
If the RCD test setting doesn't work then it is not all working!

If that is the case then the decision is quite simple, it's broken, don't buy it.
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If that’s what he meant, I completely agree.
I wasn’t sure if he thought the functions were not present.

The RCD circuit is shared by the No-trip loop circuit so a fault may show up there too.

It’s quite simple - he should bring his own tester along and compare readings for every function, and only purchase if he’s happy.
(It does seem too cheap for a calibrated MFT from a respected brand. )
 
Get your mate to put it on FLeBay for spares and repairs / faulty for 60 quid.
Someone will but it
 
Could you clarify if it won't do RCD testing because of a fault.
 
Seems cheap, especially since it's in cal. I'm sure someone will buy it.
 
It’s not a bad price. It just needs some new lead and a case. He’s also got a Martindale ET4000 Multifunction tester for £200.
 
I have a 1652b as a spare. It was my main tester for 13 years give or take.
They are bomb proof.
New Fluke leads would probably be more than the asking price for the tester.
This would be great for someone in a spot, as a spare or for a trainee.
 
ferg said:
I have a 1652b as a spare. It was my main tester for 13 years give or take.
They are bomb proof.
New Fluke leads would probably be more than the asking price for the tester.
This would be great for someone in a spot, as a spare or for a trainee.
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The leads are expensive that’s the only thing at £169 on eBay. Plus it needs a case. The fluke one is £45. The Martindale he has is okay. That only needs calibrating but has everything.
 

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