Voltage Tester

[telectrix]

the bottle survived intact but bruised my big toe. i call that a winner.

 

[Pete999]

the bottle survived intact but bruised my big toe. i call that a winner.

every time, Mines all gone now Malt that is good while it lasted

 

[Loki]

Don't think I could afford the T5 1000, my clients aren't that posh!

Hi Midwest,

I got my T5-1000 off ebay, Genuine & I registered it on Flukes website. A quick search & found this for £84.99

NEW FLUKE T5-1000 1000 Voltage Current Electrical Tester | eBay


Michael

 

[Pete999]

Hi Midwest,

I got my T5-1000 off ebay, Genuine & I registered it on Flukes website. A quick search & found this for £84.99

NEW FLUKE T5-1000 1000 Voltage Current Electrical Tester | eBay


Michael

Mike nice bit of kit, but if you are using it for proving dead, live safe isolation then IMO you can't beat a proper voltage indicator and proving unit, or am I being an old foggy? probably

 

[telectrix]

my T5-1000 was a bargain then, at £50. got it from a forum member. still, not as good a buy as my canon 40D camera (see thread in photographic section).

 

[telectrix]

only ever used the incoming terminals as a proving unit, apart from once when i got the ex-wife to breathe on it.

 

[Darkwood]

Just to remind you of the dangers of not using testers... you may end up with a postumous fine!

 

[Pete999]

Just to remind you of the dangers of not using testers... you may end up with a postumous fine!

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Or a coffin,SAFE ISOLATION SAVE LECKIES LIVES

 

[Loki]

Mike nice bit of kit, but if you are using it for proving dead, live safe isolation then IMO you can't beat a proper voltage indicator and proving unit, or am I being an old foggy? probably

Hi Pete999,

I have also got a Megger MPU690 proving unit, I don't see any point getting a voltage indicator also as I can use the proving unit with my T5-1000 or am I wrong?

Michael

 

[telectrix]

nothing wrong with using a t5 for proving safe. it's only the fuddy-duddys that were brought up on a bike light on cotton flex that will object to new-fangled technology.

 

[Loki]

Just to remind you of the dangers of not using testers... you may end up with a postumous fine!

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Haha I'd like to see them try & collect the fine after instant death

 

[telectrix]

have to make do with a pine coffin rather than solid oak or mahogany.

 

[Loki]

have to make do with a pine coffin rather than solid oak or mahogany.

I was thinking more like plywood lol

 

[Adam W]

I asked the same question not so long ago. I ended up getting a Fluke T150, which I think cost me about £50, plus another £20 for a case for it.
It's alright, it's got a self-test and automatically switches between voltage and continuity, it has a light on it and tests phase rotation, but some of the guys here prefer a reading instead of an LED lighting up.
My only real problem with it is I'd prefer a resistance reading instead of just a beep, but maybe I'm just being fussy.
I think the next tester I'll get will be the T5, like everyone else seems to have.

 

[telectrix]

I was thinking more like plywood lol

plywood? bloody luxury. chipboard or mdf for complete naff cheap. i'm going 1 better and having an ex-wardrobe. it's only going to be burnt anyway.