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Hi Guys

New to this whole gig, currently doing my 2330 and have got hold of a 1653B

possibly the dumbest question on this site but....

When zeroing your leads do you touch the tips together?

Thanks
 
Thanks, that will be why my wander lead was coming up with higher readings

Think ill just go and play with the traffic for a bit
 
When your doing the insulation resistance test, be sure to test the meter on a known source first. The best way to do this I have found it to hold each tip in seperate hands and test, anything under a meg andf your fine. Let us know how you get on.

Rich
 
When your doing the insulation resistance test, be sure to test the meter on a known source first. The best way to do this I have found it to hold each tip in seperate hands and test, anything under a meg andf your fine. Let us know how you get on.

Rich
you sod!
 
When your doing the insulation resistance test, be sure to test the meter on a known source first. The best way to do this I have found it to hold each tip in seperate hands and test, anything under a meg andf your fine. Let us know how you get on.

Rich
Dont forget to make sure its 100% by getting them wet first, our app did it with dry hands and got funny readings
 
You will find it very hard to kill your fluke, I set fire to drills, oscilating saws and generally bugger up every tool I touch, my Fluke is the exception to the rule! (Touch wood) Bounce it like a basket ball, short it out, swing it by the leades its fine!!!!!!

For the IR test one lead in the mouth, the other in both sets of finger tips, as said confirms its working well.works best.
 
Somewhere in your Fluke box there should be a fancy piece of bent metal which Fluke provide as a device to aid nulling the Fluke leads. They call this expensive accessory the "zero adapter", it is provided because unlike most MFTs the 165xx series also require the BS1363 loop/RCD test lead to nulled before its use and the zero adapter allows easy shorting of the BS1363 plug pins. The zero adapter also has 3x4mm sockets to allow nulling of the red, black and green leads when used as prods or with croc-clips. Before the introduction of this device Fluke were getting a lot of complaints about inconsistent loop/RCD test results, caused by poor nulling or lack of nulling of the test leads.
Fluke zero adaptor (165xx) Part No. 3261925, £31 + VAT @1/2/2011
 
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Well after 3 years I finally past my 2330. I did however find an effective way of testing the IR on the meter. I purchased the earth spike kit for just £75 and found that if i sat on the red spike (while fully deployed) and inserted the green probe up my left nostril I was able to achive a consistant reading of around 1.5M Ohm. Thus proving I am just as thick as I ever was.

I did however work out how to use the bendy bit of metal

Shhhh dont tell anyone but i might be getting the hang of this....
 

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