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01-05-2013, 06:41 PM #1
Favorite Megger?
Hi. Does anyone have a favorite megaohm meter? I just spent far too long chasing a problem and I think it's going to end up being an intermittent compressor problem. Having a megger probably would have saved me a lot of time on this one.
So, do you like the old-school kind with a crank? Are the new-fangled digital ones what you crave? Any brands to avoid?
Thanks!
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01-05-2013, 08:27 PM #2
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I got a digital one made by Megger. Nothing posh, reads with a bar graph and also numbers. From Ebay £30. Does me.
Others swear by the moving needle type as some say you can catch a intermittant short as you will see the needle flick whereas a digital one might not refresh quick enough to show.
Cheers,
Andy.Health and safety first..........unless I'm in a hurry.
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01-05-2013, 08:58 PM #3
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TES, 1000V + 200ohm.
All my electric testing
http://www.tes.com.tw/indexe.htm
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03-05-2013, 10:15 PM #4
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got the wind up type bullet proof but heavy,got a fluke for ease but i dont trust it!
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04-05-2013, 06:15 AM #5
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Avo Megger BM104 iirc. Fixed 500V, because some manufacturers have told me that 1000V sometimes fries the internal motor klixons & not to use more than 500V.
Have been issued & used an Aussie brand (forget the name right now, most of the others would know it) that has the advantage of a locking test button. But it's a bulkier package & too big to be in the tool box 'in case'.
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04-05-2013, 02:14 PM #6
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This is the one i use,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG5bM9yM-l8Mostly found in Oxfordshire, UK :)
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11-05-2013, 07:33 AM #7
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Re: Favorite Megger?
This is one I use:
http://www.uni-trend.com/UT513.html
Price around 80€.Last edited by nike123; 11-05-2013 at 07:36 AM.
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29-05-2013, 09:25 PM #8
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I got an old extech digital one off ebay. Works as advertised. Showed me the compressor was toast instantly. Takes 6 AA batteries though and I got to clean out the old leaky ones from the unit. Makes me respect the hand crank ones. Never out of juice and no batteries to leak.