What Brand of Tester Do You Use?

[Geordie Spark]

Who bought you that then? :ciappa:

You did pet ... thank you pet.

 

[tidyboiler]

I have always found Predictor to be the best tester........... you get 2 blue lines if it's positive. :gorgeous:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

MFTs:
metrix MX4900MOD (military issue)
megger CM200

AVIs
di-log
fluke T100

proving units
seaward
seaward

current clamps
amecal leakage clamp
beckman industrial

seperates
metrohm 500V/low ohms
metrohm500V&V1000/low ohms
metrohm analogue 500V/low ohms
chauvin arnoux 500V&1000V/low ohms
robin loop tester

multimeters
eagle analogue
RS (iso-tech) industrial DMM

breakout boxes
amecal
amecal

tone n amp
tenma`s

fusefinder
tenma`s

wander lead
my own made up

test leads
various

pat testers
seaward 2000
seaward 2000
metrohm

pat testing adaptors
my own made up

extention lead testers
seaward
martindale

plug in socket testers
di-log
di-log

adaptors
kewtech lightmates

 

[Geordie Spark]

I have always found Predictor to be the best tester........... you get 2 blue lines if it's positive. :gorgeous:

I'm surprised you can remember that far back pet. :rolleyes2:

 

[tidyboiler]

I'm surprised you can remember that far back pet. :rolleyes2:

That's what you think................. :biggrin5:

 

[telectrix]

Megger... Looking to update to new model or change brand?? What u all think?

think you have a 1552. if so, stick with it till it 's broke. nothing to beat it.

 

[Briggs69]

use megger for everything best by far

 

[sparc]

My Megger eats batteries!

I don't think it's always been this bad, but emptying out my 'battery bucket' for recycling made me think about the cost of running this MFT. My Megger separates granted don't get as much use, but run forever on set of AAs.

You've got to applaud the bright spark engineer at Megger that thought: hmmm, a
mains lead, maybe we could re-charge the batteries! But charging a premium (the 1730) for something that should be a standard feature ain't on.

 

[pennywise]

My Megger eats batteries!

I don't think it's always been this bad, but emptying out my 'battery bucket' for recycling made me think about the cost of running this MFT. My Megger separates granted don't get as much use, but run forever on set of AAs.

You've got to applaud the bright spark engineer at Megger that thought: hmmm, a
mains lead, maybe we could re-charge the batteries! But charging a premium (the 1730) for something that should be a standard feature ain't on.

I've often found my MFT 1502 eats batteries too, then I discovered that the carry case I had it in the sponge insert was pushing the test and hold button simultaneously so making the meter do a battery life test all the time whilst being stored in the back of the van

 

[sparc]

I keep my Megger MFT in a CK electrician's case, so maybe I'm having the same problem, if another tool case gets pushed up against it. Thanks - I'll have to keep an eye on that.

I think the positioning of the main function buttons on the 1500 series was a big design mistake. Clearly Megger finally figured that out, as the front panel position for the buttons on the 1700 series suggests. Doh! I could have told them that ages ago.

 

[bignev]

Megger

 

[Andy78]

My bottom of the range Metrel came with a nice set of li-ion rechargables and a mains charging lead. Come on Megger, pull your socks up :smug:

 

[Edd]

Megger 1730,,,, The case is Poo,the clips fall off. Its stopped testing RCD's so its back with them for fixing again! and it gives different readings between 2 wire Zs and 3 wire.

 

[amo]

Starting off with the fluke 1651

 

[joel89]

fluke 115 true rms multimeter
fluke voltage lamps

fluke megohm tester