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[Hawk81]

To save me repeating myself on thread after thread I thought maybe this thread could help. It is advise for those who go to call outs or to faults without their test gear. Always bring it. It makes it easier to find a fault. This excuse of I didn't have my tester makes me not believe you know what you are doing. How do you really expect to fault find with just a screwdriver and pliers. Then you come on the forum looking advice without any readings to give us. Rant over

 

[Brad]

Spot on hawk

 

[trev]

As an adendum to this, if you do remember your test gear please make sure you know how to use it and interpret the results

 

[Amp David]

And always take a spare set of batteries lol

 

[ipf]

And don't drop your megger like I did last week

 

[Amp David]

Is it bust?

Thought you could drive a van over them and they still operate

 

[ipf]

It's ok thanks, after a bit of germoline rubbed in.

 

[Inteificio]

This thread is rubbing salt in my wounds.

Last week, brought tester and spare to site.
Both didn't work, even after I fitted the spare batteries!

**** happens no matter how well you prepare.

 

[Knobhead]

Is it bust?

Thought you could drive a van over them and they still operate

Tried that, they don't. You can't wind the handle
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[GLENNSPARK]

And always take a spare set of batteries lol

god david dont get started on that....my boss`s tester is always flat....ended up taking mine to work the yesterday..lol....

 

[telectrix]

i back mine up with a 3.0Ah alarm battery and a couple of croc clips. as bit unwieldy, but a get out of trouble if no spare batteries with me.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

thing is though is MY MFT holds up well.......think theres a problem with Leighs metrel though.....cant get a charge into the batterys.....so when you come to use it....its as flat as a fart.....the amount of times its conked out on me just as i am doing an IR test.....disappointing......

 

[D80]

thing is though is MY MFT holds up well.......think theres a problem with Leighs metrel though.....cant get a charge into the batterys.....so when you come to use it....its as flat as a fart.....the amount of times its conked out on me just as i am doing an IR test.....disappointing......

Is the metrel rechargable?

Will probably find that its a pack of AA rechargable batteries in the unit, would be well worth replacing them.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Is the metrel rechargable?

Will probably find that its a pack of AA rechargable batteries in the unit, would be well worth replacing them.

well he`s tried all that .....no difference.....he`s replaced the batterys on it twice now....with no effect so he thinks it may be something to do with the charger itself.....well as it stands i`v lent him mine so he can get his to metrels in normanton.....let them have a look at it......