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EasyFox · 02-02-2008

Tony your a man that might know.
I've been in the wholesalers this morning & while chatting to the usual crowd we got on to the 17th ed test meters. I said (same as you) as far as I was aware only the IR values had changed so all 16th ed meters will comply unless they are pass/fail type set for 16th ed results.
But one of the lads said he was told by IET (he rang them for advise on 2382 courses) that the current continuity test current( Test current I = 200 mA)
is to be changed in the first set of ammendments mid to late Feb (I've found nothing on the IET site about it).
He also said to hangfire with the 2382 courses due to said ammendments.
Just wondered if you or anybody else had heard anything or is it the usual rumour mill on the go.

02-02-2008	#15 (permalink)
EasyFox Respected Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 443	Re: Changes in the 17th edition.... Tony your a man that might know. I've been in the wholesalers this morning & while chatting to the usual crowd we got on to the 17th ed test meters. I said (same as you) as far as I was aware only the IR values had changed so all 16th ed meters will comply unless they are pass/fail type set for 16th ed results. But one of the lads said he was told by IET (he rang them for advise on 2382 courses) that the current continuity test current( Test current I = 200 mA) is to be changed in the first set of ammendments mid to late Feb (I've found nothing on the IET site about it). He also said to hangfire with the 2382 courses due to said ammendments. Just wondered if you or anybody else had heard anything or is it the usual rumour mill on the go.
EasyFox Respected Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 443	Last edited by EasyFox; 02-02-2008 at 01:35 PM. Reason: Couldnt spell