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Morning all,

Well my trusty PAT has decided to give up the ghost and isnt really worth repairing.

I dont really do much any more so dont really want to spend any more than around ÂŁ300 for one, so, with that in mind, can anyone recommend one that would do the job? Im thinking more of a plug in and press a button type unit without all the fancy gizmos.

Ive seen Seward and Metrel do one around this price range, but the descriptions arent that good and would like to know if it covers all bases.

Thanks guys!

J
 
For a really budget option you could go for a kewtech PAT adapter for your MFT.
I havent used one myself so cant comment, but am looking at getting one for very infrequent PAT jobs.
 
I have a kewtech pat adaptor for my 17th ed tester it can be used for the basic minimum tests. Insulation, earth continuity and RCD, but limited as you have to set up each piece of equipment tested. if you only do a few I would put up with the slight inconvenience in favor of paying ÂŁ15 rather than ÂŁ300 for a specialised meter, it will take a lot of testing to make that money up if you only do a few.
 
Morning all,

Well my trusty PAT has decided to give up the ghost and isnt really worth repairing.

I dont really do much any more so dont really want to spend any more than around ÂŁ300 for one, so, with that in mind, can anyone recommend one that would do the job? Im thinking more of a plug in and press a button type unit without all the fancy gizmos.

Ive seen Seward and Metrel do one around this price range, but the descriptions arent that good and would like to know if it covers all bases.

Thanks guys!

J

what model is your tester? it may be fixable.....


I would say that the cheapest is a kewtech with one dial and 3 buttons, but it is basic.....for any big PAT testing jobs that come in occasionally then you could rent yourself a Fluke or Megger from one of the tester rental companies for a week or two...
 
Jason, The PAT adaptor is indeed a great way of keeping the costs down. As Andy has mentioned above, they are great for infrequent PAT testing.

If you are carrying out more regular appliance testing, Seaward are offering a good deal on a Primetest 100 PAT Tester at the moment. With your forum discount, you would be right on budget at ÂŁ300 inc VAT.

They have been manufacturing test equipment for 30 years, and as such they have recently released a few of their PAT testers in a '30th anniversary' bundle. This basically means that they are supplying the following free of charge with the Primetest 100:

Seaward PATGuard Elements Software, 110V Appliance Adaptor, Business Builder CD, 500 Pass Labels, 50 Fail Labels, PAT Logbook, PAT Training DVD, PAT Testing Guide, PAT Reference Card, Product Demo DVD, PAT Checkbox and a Calibration Certificate.

It's not a mains powered tester, but it is far more portable being run from batteries.
 

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