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Ever had the power go down suddenly at work or your house with seemingly no explanation? A furry tree-dweller may well be the one to point the accusing finger at. Countless cases of squirrels nibbling on electrical cables have been reported over the years, including an outage in Greenwich, Connecticut that caused 14,500 homes to be without power. Continue reading →

Oil testing – or if you want to get all technical, oil analysis – is the process of testing the various different types of oil to ensure that it is not contaminated, and is working at a good level of efficiency. There are various different ways to test oil, each of which is used to detect the presence of various different substances that shouldn’t be present within the oil itself. Continue reading →

The national Electotechnical Training charity(NET) is sponsoring the search by SummmitSkills to find Britain’s best young electrical.  Each contender must be under 25 and will have to compete in a number of intensive practical tests based off a number of real life scenarios. There will be a number of regional heats that culminate in the final being held at the...

Whether you’re looking for the latest flue gas analyser, a high accuracy differential pressure meter, a full testing kit or just a handy little accessory for one of your testing devices you’re absolutely sure to find it on Tester.As well as such a large range of testing equipment that it can probably be seen from space, Tester.co.uk also works with some of the world’s leading manufacturers such as Kane, Anton, Fluke, Extech and Testo, bringing you regularly updated new products from other new manufacturers as well. Members of the Tester site also get a number of unique benefits. By signing up to Tester.co.uk you get an instant discount across our entire range of products and access to our customer loyalty scheme where you’ll earn redeemable points on every purchase you make (perfect for grabbing yourself a handy accessory after buying a new piece of equipment!). Continue reading →

Ensuring that every piece of test equipment you own is performing correctly can be more vital then owning the testers themselves. Any equipment that gives incorrect readings will lead to incorrect diagnostics of the work required and could potentially lead to a major incident. A common test many people use to ensure that their instruments are operating correctly is the “bump” test. A bump test is typically carried out before every test and involves briefly exposing the tester to gas. This brief exposure should be detected by the tester and it should react accordingly. The main advantage to bump testing is that it is quick and shows that your equipment is working before the first test of the day is performed. Continue reading →

With recent rulings outlining that all engineers working on central heating boilers or space heaters must own a CPA1 qualification, it’s extremely important for the industry to let the Gas Safe Register (GSR) know of any illegal work being carried out. The new rulings on CPA1 (Combustion Performance Analysis) officially came into effect on 1st April 2012, meaning that anyone who hasn’t taken the exam and gained a CPA1 qualification is now currently unqualified to be carrying out installation work. Continue reading →

The Gas Forum has announced that this year’s Gas Forum Annual Conference will take place on the 2nd October 2012. Set to take place in 11 Cavendish Square, London, the event is open to all industry professionals who wish to learn about the future of the UK’s gas market. Continue reading →

Megger are constantly developing new ways to improve testing procedures, and they're showing off their latest method of improving transformer testing in a series of seminars around the United Arab Emirates. The events saw a significant amount of professionals come to hear about the latest innovations in the test equipment field.  Attendees heard from Middle East & Africa Regional Manager for Megger Limited Nick Parton as he talked them through the latest products in Megger's line of transformer testers, relay testing and SFRA. Continue reading →

With a focus on developing new, more useful products, Fluke has announced they are discontinuing more items. Continue reading →

According to the European standards, requirements for electrical installation safety testing should include a combination of following tests: • Insulation resistance • Continuity of protective conductors and equipotential bonding • RCD testing • Line and fault loop impedance • Earth resistance testing (two-wire method without probes, three / four wire method with two probes, method with current clamp and two probes, method with two current clamps) • Specific earth resistance • Phase sequence, voltage and frequency Continue reading →