by Jamie White | 15th Jun, 2021 | PAT Testing
Now I have you attention! Let’s talk about a subject few people want to when it comes to their Portable Appliance Testing, the risk assessment & frequency of test. This part of PAT seems to be brushed over by many and in my book (the 5th Edition of the IET Code of...
by Guy Brown | 22nd Jan, 2020 | Enviromental Test Equipment
Since the outbreak of SARS/Bird Flu/Swine Flu and more recently, the coronavirus pandemic threat (especially now it is confirmed it can be transmitted from human to human), health care providers and public officials have been using infrared (IR) non-contact...
by Razvan Fatu | 22nd Oct, 2018 | Test Equipment
Fluke Corporation has identified a safety issue affecting certain Fluke T110, T130, and T150 Two-Pole Voltage Testers (“T-Pole Testers”). As a precautionary measure, Fluke has decided to voluntarily recall all of these products and provide affected...
by Razvan Fatu | 27th Apr, 2018 | Installation testing
The 18th Edition of Wiring Regulations (British Standard BS7671) will be released to the public on the 1st of July 2018 and will become mandatory starting the 1st of January 2019. Compared to the 17th Edition, the new wiring regulations will bring changes in 4 main...
by Guy Brown | 19th Mar, 2018 | PAT Testing
If you have a medium to large number of appliances to test (e.g. upwards of several hundred), or are thinking of adding PAT testing to your portfolio of services, then a PAT testing system could well be worth investing in. Here we’ll define a system as a downloading...
by Razvan Fatu | 20th Feb, 2018 | Installation testing
For the same price as a standalone multifunction tester, Martindale’s new ET4000 Series bundles include the two essential tools for all contactors free of charge, the Martindale VT25 two pole voltage tester and the new LOKKITBASE locking off kit. The limited edition...
by Guy Brown | 7th Feb, 2018 | Thermal / Acousting Imaging
A Thermal Imaging (TI) device is a really useful addition to any toolbox. Here, we look at one of the most common areas we get asked about – pipe and leak detection, with underfloor heating being one of the primary applications. It is important to note that Thermal...
by Razvan Fatu | 15th Aug, 2016 | PAT Testing
All electrical appliances using mains voltage have to provide at least 2 levels of protection to the user. This is to ensure that if one of the protection methods were to fail, there is the back-up of the second method still in place. This makes electrical equipment...
by Razvan Fatu | 18th Jul, 2016 | Test Equipment
Buying test equipment is a task worth taking seriously. Whether you are looking for your first PAT Tester, replacing an old Multifunction Tester or trying to add Thermal Imaging to your toolbox, you want to get something that does everything you need and makes your...
by Razvan Fatu | 17th Jun, 2016 | Thermal / Acousting Imaging
Thermal cameras aren’t new: initially developed for military defense purposes around the middle of last century, they became over time better, faster, smaller and recently, affordable. Every year the modern thermographic camera finds new applications for itself,...
