Pete (Monty) Monfort, Director of Arena Training Centre and Monty Electrics, puts the Megger MFT-X1 through its paces this month. Most sparks seem to sit in one camp when it comes to a brand of tester. From my side of things, I’ve always used Megger so I was really excited to be able to get ...

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Jeff Jones, Technical Manager at The Technical Department, reviews the ZZEUS Training five-day residential fire safety training course. Regular readers of this esteemed publication should be familiar with Tom Brookes (aka Dr. ZZEUS), and his bi-monthly Q&A column which aims to answer questions related to fire safety regulation and legislation. Not only is Tom a ...

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For this review, Len Lilley gets the opportunity to try the Chauvin Arnoux CA 6424 earth tester for size. I have to confess that the Chavin Arnoux brand was not one that I was overly familiar with before I had the opportunity to try out the CA 6424 earth tester. That said, I jumped at ...

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For this review, Gary Fisher of Lougar Electric gets his hands on one of the leading lights from the WD-40 Specialist range. Unlike the introductions to most reviews I write, this one (or certainly the brand) doesn’t need much explanation. WD-40 is known the world over and is trusted by millions of trade professionals and ...

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Steve Hewish, Approved Electrician at Turrell (Electrical Contractors), reviews the All LED Atom downlight. They say that good things come in small packages, and this little gem from the lighting portfolio of Bedfordshire-based All LED is no exception to the rule. The Atom downlight is an extremely versatile unit that offers a range of impressive ...

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In this product review, Howard Mitchell, Owner at H M Property Services, reveals whether he likes the sound of the Q Acoustics E120 installed Wireless Audio System. With the ever-increasing boom for in-home technology devices and music streaming, Q Acoustics is a brand that has been making some serious noises in recent times, especially since ...

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Pete ‘Monty’ Monfort, Director at Arena Training Centre and Monty Electrics, reviews the Super Rod R1 R2 Link (SRR1R2). Some of the best inventions are the most simple, and the R1 R2 Link (invented by electrician and lecturer, Wayne Draper) most definitely falls into this category. In a nutshell, it’s designed for the electrical inspector ...

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Always keen to take a closer look at the latest tools and accessories, this month George Robertson reviews the C.K MightyScope inspection camera. The C.K MightyScope inspection camera is an amazing little bit of kit. At only 3.5” long and 1” wide it can get into spaces and difficult to reach spots that others simply ...

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In this product review, Reece Hardy gets his hands on IDEAL’s Twin & Earth kit for flat cable. This 32 A wire connector kit from IDEAL consists of a number of useful tools and accessories including 1 x cable stripper for flat cable, 1 x Data T-Cutter, 20 x SpliceLine Wire Connectors, plus a combination ...

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For this product review, George Robertson gets his hands on the B11 handheld thermography camera from HIKMICRO. Thermal imaging tools have become an increasingly important fault finding mechanism for electricians in helping us to find those ‘hot spots’ before they ruin our day. Although there are a few options available on the market, I was ...

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