looking for exact difference between 1652 and 1652b

[sparkyork]

hi all

as above im looking for the exact functional difference between these two testers as im looking at getting a 1652

thanks in advance

rich

 

[monkeyelectric]

I believe the 1652b has the facility to do Ra and a no trip Zs whereas the standard 1652 doesn't

 

[sparkyork]

cheers, i used to have a 1652b. i assumed the no trip zs was on the 1652 aswell :-(

 

[monkeyelectric]

cheers, i used to have a 1652b. i assumed the no trip zs was on the 1652 aswell :-(

Unfortunately not! I could do with ugrading really

 

[sparkyork]

ahh take it youve got the 1652 then, looks like its gotta be "b" series at least

 

[monkeyelectric]

ahh take it youve got the 1652 then, looks like its gotta be "b" series at least

Yeah i bought it new before the b series was out, i quite like the look of the 1654b but there's better things to spend £800 on at the moment

 

[sparkyork]

yeah i used to have a 1652b but sold it regrettably, got a megger cm500 but couldnt get on with it. shucks lol
really suprised the 1652 doesnt have no trip zs

 

[sparkyork]

no offense intended but ive just been reading an online manual for the older 1651-1653 series testers. it mentions the three wire loop testing method and does not mention anything about tripping rcds but does mention tripping rcds when doing a high current two wire test method, are you defo using a three wire setup and still tripping rcd's?

watching a 1652 on the bay and dont wanna miss out if it turns out my wires are crossed lol

 

[monkeyelectric]

no offense intended but ive just been reading an online manual for the older 1651-1653 series testers. it mentions the three wire loop testing method and does not mention anything about tripping rcds but does mention tripping rcds when doing a high current two wire test method, are you defo using a three wire setup and still tripping rcd's?

watching a 1652 on the bay and dont wanna miss out if it turns out my wires are crossed lol

I never said it trips rcd's all the time but i does sometimes, i assume the b series has a low current setting as well as the normal setting for such an instance

 

[MarkF]

The older Fluke 1652 was a non-trip loop test with the three wire method as sparkyork pointed out. The original Fluke 1650 series testers were never advertised as having a high current loop test option, although it did mention it in the manual (two wire method is a "way" of carrying out a high current loop measurement).

When the Fluke 1652B was launched, the specification made clear that there were two options for loop testing, both high current and non-trip. The "B" version also added a variable RCD setting, that allows you to customise the RCD test and a pass / fail indicator for the RCD.

In addition the later "C" version then added phase rotation.

In short, the Fluke 1652 original model will perform a non-trip earth loop test, if you want a copy of the old and new manuals, drop me a PM and I can send them over for you.

 

[sparkyork]

thanks guys! is your unit a little but faulty with it tripping on loop tests?
think ill have a bid on this 1652 as im not bothered about high loop tests unless i physically just do a two wire test.
hope im doing the right thing lol