multifunction tester

[Michael Bloomfield]

Hi Agree with above. If you buying second hand meter must come with calibration then it could be worth £200- £300 maximum, remember you can get a new meter with 2-3 years warranty , got myself recently a DilogDL9118, was best value for money with 3 year warranty.. Just given my old fluke 1652B to a local college as it came back from calibration as ok but was definitely getting bad or no readings on r1+r2 on short cable lengths, to get it repaired was financially not worth the trouble as £299 + vat + p&p ripoff from all meter company's to repair.

 

[Shaf]

I wouldn't buy tester without calibration, buying an old tester for that sort of money without is not a good idea. It could sail through but may not, would you buy a car without an MOT? Even if it needs a new set of leads and calibration it could be an extra £75+. For an extra £200 you can buy your self a new tester with warranty and calibration, know which way I would go.

Metrel MI3000 Easi Plus 17th Edition Multifunction Tester - https://www.test-meter.co.uk/metrel-mi3000-easi-plus-multifunction-tester/

Good point not really sure which one to buy then.
Might just wait and buy a new one. The one you recommend looks pretty good

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Personally I am a kewtech fan, have the kt64dl which is the one below the kt65, the kt65 is good in that you can enter which type of mcb you are testing and it will do the zs test and then check against the internally stored values, giving a instant indication if its within the limits, it saves having to look it up. As people have said the kewtechs can be a bit funny at very low continuity readings, but often its jsut contact resistance on the leads or the fuse in the battery compartment just needs a little firm pressure to be nice and tight inside.
I agree with the advice though that I would personally go buy a new one, you can get the kt64 for around 650 new. the kt63 if you are just starting is very easy to use and is available brand new for £415. The kt63 is good if you are just doing standard domestic stuff.

 

[The Ghost]

I have the KT65dl, tried a megger 1731 did not like it. I like the fact you can see all six results on the RCD test (auto btw) You also get eight test functions, although I almost never test Ra. Nice and straight forward which I think is good when you have your thoughts deep in to the test results. Unlike from what I hear the Fluke requires going into submenus whereas the KT65 you just turn a dial.

 

[telectrix]

shaf, i'd prefer the kt65 over the fluke. as for calibration, buy a couple of resistors from maplin's closing down sale... 1 ohm, 1k ohm, 1 meg, 10 meg., then try the meter on them, resistance and IR., if possible do a ZS and RCD tests. if looking good, you have a bargain @ £300.

 

[pirate]

A couple = 4 then...

 

[telectrix]

A couple = 4 then..deleted

 

[rapparee]

Thanks as some one who's worked on different testers what would you go for. The kewtech I can get for £300 and the fluke for £200 they are both in good condition but as I said they need calibration. Is it worth spending that bit extra on the kewtech. On your experience what would you buy
Cheers mate

Spend the bit extra on a 1653 or 1652. The 1651 is a bit basic.

 

[westward10]

Wait a few months for the 18th Ed testers save wasting money.

 

[rapparee]

Wait a few months for the 18th Ed testers save wasting money.

He's looking to buy second hand