Test probes

[RF Lighting]

I think I am going to have to buy my self some new test probes, and was looking at a set of fluke T120

Does anyone have a set, or had a play with one?

I have had a couple of sets of flukes, and am happy with the brand but I'm not sure these new ones look as hard wearing as the older ones like the T5-1000

 

[RF Lighting]

Thanks for the tips guys

 

[securespark]

Sorry, RF.

I don't have any experience of fluke leads.

 

[RF Lighting]

Are you ignoring my emails too secure?

 

[securespark]

Whoops! Have you sent me one? I'll just check....

 

[securespark]

Just checked the securespark inbox, and it's got no new mails.

Try re-sending it to simon@....

 

[RF Lighting]

That should have done it

 

[securespark]

Nice one! Wonder what happened to the other one??

 

[Spark123]

No experience of that particular fluke, best to check it is GS38 compliant though if it is for work. Fluke had a tendancy to supply probes which were not GN38, i.e. my T2 didn't have the required finger guards.

 

[RF Lighting]

I have bought the flukes, which look to me to be now GS38 compliant with nice big finger guards.

The new probes are not as good as the old ones, as there is only a small piece off rubber to hold the two probes of the tester together for storage.

The single worst feature of these testers is the fact that if you test L-E on a live RCD protected circuit, the testers will trip the RCD despite saying on the back that they use <30mA

I have tried them on an RCD with nothing else connected, and ramp tested the RCD which was tripping within acceptable values.

This is incredibly annoying when trying to isolate a single circuit on a split load CU.

 

[securespark]

Yeah, our test leads are the same. Despite the instructions saying if you L/N test first, the L/E test will hold off the RCD, it does not work!