2381 and stuff

[devlin]

I am about to sit my C+G 238 1 as a starting point to broaden my experience then most likely the 2391 course and exam this is to enable me to undertake a more diverse range of work, However can any practising eletrician tell me from there own experience should I buy a combi tester or go for individuall testers I imagine that seperate testers are more practical but combi,s mean less chopping and changing hope you can help
Devlin

[sparkydude]

I used to have a 3 part test kit at my old firm , pain in the bum for changing from one to the other to the other . I would always use an all in one tester now, as much easier to get on with, theres alot of debate between fluke or megger on the IEE forums, but most of our firms meters are fluke and we dont have many probs with them

Nick

[devlin]

Hi again nick
Pretty much agree I was thinking seperates and buy as I could afford but I think I might try ebay for a good combi
Cheers Dev

[sparkydude]

just be careful , make sure it has a current calibration certificate or else add another £200 for that after purchase . Stick to one of the main brands, ie megger or fluke and dont touch some of these cheapo multi testers , probably no back up or guarantee with them

Nick

[devlin]

Hi
thanks again for the advice nick what about rhe sbs 7671 from seaward any advice on kewtech
ta devlen

[sparkydude]

No idea about the seaward stuff never used it, but kewtech as far as i know used the old pcbs and moulds from the robin ranges of test equipment so should be pretty good gear


Nick

[devlin]

Cheers again nick
I saw one site cant remember which were doing a deal on Kewteck stuff
devlin

[sparkydude]

No problems, the only thing to look out for with these multi testers is make sure that they offer no-trip on loop testing, also known as D-Lock , i dont think the kewtech ones offer this function, but it is essential if you do not want to p*ss your custiomers off when doing earth loop tests by tripping their RCD out .

Nick