Lwillis Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Sure I've got a neon pen somewhere, still test with a multi meter tho. Light pen is just an indication.
norman Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Just putting some additional sockets @ home, newish build and all marked up wrong, Dining, conservatory and part of the Kitchen are on the upstairs ring, one of the outlets in the utility is on the kitchen ring the others on the downstairs ring... Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
sjsturner Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Ha ha made me chuckle. Sparkis are the Bain of my life at the minute. Fire alarms mostly, think they know best. Agree with you for the most part, they tend to have a "go" This is not true of all tho. I am trained in fire/ intruder too and a spark ( on paper ) and know of a lot of engineers doing their bits of electrical work e.g using wrong sized cable/ breaker ect. So works both ways. Shame when you see a ****** fa system , but hey thats what variations are for!
matthew.brough Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Just putting some additional sockets @ home, newish build and all marked up wrong, Dining, conservatory and part of the Kitchen are on the upstairs ring, one of the outlets in the utility is on the kitchen ring the others on the downstairs ring... I knew british gas had ventured out into electrical work but wasn't aware ADT had? www.securitywarehouse.co.uk/catalog/
sjsturner Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Sure I've got a neon pen somewhere, still test with a multi meter tho. Light pen is just an indication. I use fluke test pen sometimes but always rely on my fluke 179 for the Real test
Lwillis Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Agree with you for the most part, they tend to have a "go" This is not true of all tho. I am trained in fire/ intruder too and a spark ( on paper ) and know of a lot of engineers doing their bits of electrical work e.g using wrong sized cable/ breaker ect. So works both ways. Shame when you see a ****** fa system , but hey thats what variations are for! Yeah I'm not saying fire/int engineers are perfect. In my early days the company I worked for also did electrical work ( bosses son was a Electritian and joined a few years after I started ) so I know bits and bobs about Sparki stuff, but breaker size and cable size are quite easy. I think it's the regs the Sparki guys that have ago struggle with.
MrHappy Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 I use fluke test pen sometimes but always rely on my fluke 179 for the real test you'd be much safer using a two pole tester, one day your mutlimeter will catch you out with settings / ranges Mr Veritas God
antinode Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 I use fluke test pen sometimes but always rely on my fluke 179 for the Real test Even a multimeter can fail though. The official way is to use an approved voltage tester and test on a proving unit before and after testing. Trade Member
sjsturner Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Even a multimeter can fail though. The official way is to use an approved voltage tester and test on a proving unit before and after testing.Why cant i use a known suppy to test my meter?The whole gs 38 thing is **** imo If you dont know how to use your meter with ranges ect then you shouldent be doing it you'd be much safer using a two pole tester, one day your mutlimeter will catch you out with settings / ranges It hasent yet lol
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