P.a.t Tester

[Lee Sparks]

Hey guys,

This is realy "part 2" of my original post about what pat testing coarse to go on.

Because i only plan to do pat testing on the side, ive decided to just do the 1 day "introduction to pat testing" course at my local college.

With the above in mind, i was thinking of a second hand machine.

But im still unsure as to what i would need from a tester, also if anyone could reccomend a Beginers one that they use them selves?

Cheers.

Lee

 

[Sidewinder]

Hey guys,This is realy "part 2" of my original post about what pat testing coarse course to go on.

Because i only plan to do pat testing on the side, ive decided to just do the 1 day "introduction to pat testing" course at my local college.

With the above in mind, i was thinking of a second hand machine.

But im still unsure as to what i would need from a tester, also if anyone could reccomend a Beginers one that they use them selves?

Cheers.

Lee

Sorry Lee, your edit was for a spelling mistake and the one above, my crossing out and my red is a classic!

Please don't take offence, it's just me being ] it's a Saturday night, and,... Guinness O) :worship :x

 

[Apache]

Megger Mark may be your man, unsure if he ever has 2nd hand kit?

My thought - if you buy new then you have warrenty, and can be sure you will have a device fit for purpose for a number of years. Spend half your budget on a 2nd hand ebay special and it might break the next day.

Within reason reliability, speed and ease of use count more than cost. It's all well and good saving a hundred pounds now, but it may cost you much more than that in the long run.

 

[steptoe]

if you only do it now and again,

DONT go for bells and whistles,

we have a download-able one at work, and never use that function, we only do in house PAT, and the very odd outside customer with perhaps 2 dozen devices,

paper is easier for this.

get a new basic tester, then you know what you have,

as the saying goes,

buy cheap and you could be buying someone elses problem.

 

[Lee Sparks]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

[airmax76]

I bought a cheap megger off ebay and i had it for three years and had no probs. Cost me 80 quid