Voltage Tester

[shanky887614]

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.

i thought you were going green and having a cardboard coffin

 

[telectrix]

beer don't come in boxes big enough. suppose i could sellotape a dozen together though.

 

[Pete999]

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

I was at Elex in Coventry last year and had a discussion with some test meter exhibitors and the consensus was that the testers with the test facility only test the electronics of the tester, not the voltage you are applying.

Now I don't profess to be an expert but you have to ask yourself the question, there may be people on this forum who know better, I an only going from what I have been told, and if anyone can point me to the contrary I will cede to their knowledge.

However as I only have a Martindale and a Drummond test lamps it makes no odds to me, but if as I said anyone can confirm my thoughts I will change my opinion. Look forward to some replies

 

[Midwest]

Kinda agree. The T5 and similar, are only like a mini MFT. To prove safe, I'd prefer to use something that I can't mistakenly get the dials wrong. Might just go for a T90. Anyhow, I might have to use some S/A tape on my old one as telectrix suggested, as I've just forked out on a flipping BYB!

 

[Geordie Spark]

beer don't come in boxes big enough. suppose i could sellotape a dozen together though.

When I had the Flightcase business one of my crew built himself a flightcase coffin.

I sold him all the bits at cost +50% and he made it in his own time. He got a bargain and I got some beer. Happy happy happy.

I've not seen him for a few years so don't know if he's using it yet.

 

[shanky887614]

When I had the Flightcase business one of my crew built himself a flightcase coffin.

I sold him all the bits at cost +50% and he made it in his own time. He got a bargain and I got some beer. Happy happy happy.

I've not seen him for a few years so don't know if he's using it yet.

let me guess, he sleeps in it

 

[Geordie Spark]

let me guess, he sleeps in it

Dunno ............ I've not seen him or the case since 1988.

 

[Simonslimline]

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.

The T150 can do resistance testing up to 1999Ohms. A handy bit of kit imo.

 

[OhmElectrical]

Look at the megger tpt range happy with mine

 

[Adam W]

The T150 can do resistance testing up to 1999Ohms. A handy bit of kit imo.

Sorry it was the T110 I got, not the T150.

 

[telectrix]

still got my old one, not used much these days. same as this:

Great VINTAGE VI 13700 Martindale Electric Voltage Indicator With orignal pouch | eBay

 

[PEG]

I have the Megger TPT220 and recently got a TPT320,amongst many others...The 220 is now obsolete,which is strange...It has an LCD readout for continuity,and a buzzer,which has been handy.
The 320 has both LCD and Leds',but continuity,to a limit,is buzzer and Led only. It has a much better Led torch,and its' functions do not require switching on.
With regular use,maybe outside,as with the lads on street lighting,signage etc,i reckon 2 or 3 years is about the life of this type of device. As some of the older lads have hinted at,some of the newer testers are viewed with a bit of suspicion,when used for one,important task,that their Drummond has never let them down on.

 

[Midwest]

Except when the bulb got damaged. When I was an apprentice :yawn: I found myself in such a situation without a working test lamp. No problem said the old timer electrician, who then proceeded to check each contact with his finger; that's dead, that's dead, 'ARRGH' that's live......

 

[Leesparkykent]

looked at another sparks kewtec today, there only about £50 and looked reasonable.

 

[Midwest]

Like Kewtech stuff generally, but the voltage testers don't look as rebust as the Flukes?