PAT Tester broken but i can use megger?

[chris day]

Hello guys

my seaward PAT tester has given up the ghost, i have some small PAT jobs coming up and was thinking short term of being able to just use my multi function meter.

R2 test on class 1 equipment using low voltage ohm meter
Insulation resistance testing with leads

Trying to think what other limitations i have by just using my multi function test instrument?

 

[Deleted member 105166]

Were there any BS numbers on the leads? Surely this should be a requirement for sale in the UK.

No doubt in my mind any numbers were 100% BS and the product rich in Chinesium. Evidently they originated with a set of budget LED uplighters.

 

[Wilko]

Love it - a new element in the periodic table - Chinesium . Must be next to that Unobtainium they were looking for in Avatar.

 

[oracle]

Still remember when everything from Japan was made from tin (cans) and laughingly called Jap Crap. Then they bought the old assembly line for Austin and using the engine and chassis components designed their Datsun Bluebird. Datsun became Nissan and with Honda,Toyota etc, no ones laughing now. Maybe Chinese will catch on, they are losing “Face” big time!

 

[static zap]

Was a time when fire brigade blamed any device plugged in most of the time.
Video recorders ,
Now we could be moving on from fridges ,to anything with a Chinesium cable .
(did have my doubts about plenty of Phone USB chargers-but have no incoming flex )