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Thanks,you can on mine but they are still not long enough :/Some probes , you can pull the covers off the tip
Thanks,sounds like a good work around. You'd think there would be long reach leads for this, looks like there is a gap in the marketMake up some short (100mm) leads with a 4mm socket at one end and a bootlace ferrule at the other.
Put the bootlace end under the pinching screws and plug your test set into the other end. I always carry a couple of these leads and find them useful in many locations.
Thanks, I might get myself on dragons den with some long probes, see if any of them wanna back itI was going to suggest exactly the same; when test lead plugs split I keep them and use the plug other end to make up this sort of thing.
The other last resort solution, based on what I secretly used to do when I had a separate RCD tester that was only intended for socket circuits and had a moulded 3 pin plug on it and needed to test other circuits...
Stick an unswitched double socket in a surface pattress. Plug in the 3 pin plug lead for the fluke.
In the other half of the socket use a Megger/Kewtech etc 3-pin plug to 4mm lead, and any 4mm probes of your choosing. Rather a horrible clunky hack but works.
thanks for your helpLong reach probes are a bad idea for sparks as you might be tempted to use them in inappropriate locations. Tim's idea works and is safe but as he says a bit clunky. The little 4mm to bootlace leads are easy to stick in a corner of your tool bag so they are always handy.
Thanks, Yes possibly , if they are meant for the multimeters and not just the hand held voltage meters.I'll have to ring them upFluke make long reach/narrow probe tips
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Is this the sort of thing you are after?
Don't forget to use safety 4mm plugs!Make up some short (100mm) leads with a 4mm socket at one end and a bootlace ferrule at the other.
nice one, i'll check and see how long they areFluke Twistguards are probably what you want. Got some for my Megger and they have come in so handy I couldn't go back to any other type now.
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thanks!!Don't forget to use safety 4mm plugs!
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They go from 4mm to 19mm according to Fluke - Not sure what the depth of the RCBOs involved are but that should be enough I would have thought.nice one, i'll check and see how long they are
While that might help with one or two of the RCBOs it will still leave the others with the same problem. (Ok, cooker might have a socket on faceplate)You can do this test with test leads or the mains cord. The test is done with a live circuit.
yeah,but there are times when I want to test the rcbo at the boardI don't know much about the 1662, but does it not come with the mains lead to plug into a socket on the circuit to be tested?
Nice one, I really appreciate that, I'm gonna check these out,I have a feeling that at 19mm it still might struggle.They go from 4mm to 19mm according to Fluke - Not sure what the depth of the RCBOs involved are but that should be enough I would have thought.
They don't actually advertise them as GS38 Compliant, perhaps because they aren't spring loaded so wouldn't comply when retracted. However, that's no different to the older Megger ones with removeable covers. These are far more convenient because you don't immediately lose the covers...
It's surprising how often my old GS38 tips were defeated by a recessed choc block terminal..
They do them as whole test leads too, but I prefer to have the leads separate for a break out box.
I just ordered a set of the Fluke TL175E Twist guard 4mm test leads to see how well they work. They look neat, even giving you a little window showing the CAT rating & voltage for each level of exposure.Nice one, I really appreciate that, I'm gonna check these out,I have a feeling that at 19mm it still might struggle.
?? nice oneI just ordered a set of the Fluke TL175E Twist guard 4mm test leads to see how well they work. They look neat, even giving you a little window showing the CAT rating & voltage for each level of exposure.
A sort of test striptease!
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