Anyone got a Metrel tester or used one?

[RJT_94]

I've been looking at testers today and was told about the Metrel gear on here. Quite taken by the amount of punch they seem to pack forwhat you pay, been looking at the MI3000 an MI3100 the only difference between them is the 3100 has a remote test probe and will test type B RCDs on pv installations. They are quite cheap hence why am asking if anyone has used them and could tell me what they think, cheap and cheerful or a serious competitive bit of kit? If I do go for one it will probably be the MI3100 so i won’t look quite the plumb with the lovely blue and yellow colour scheme of the MI3000.

 

[Wicksyp]

I have the old Metrel 61557 its been amazing and hardly gone out in cal for the past few years.
I went with fluke 1652 before that but the cal always came out bad every year but it was getting on a bit.
The leads are better and on mine the rcd trips at x2 just incase they sneak that into the 18th (god knows why) but you never know.

 

[sparks1973]

You can see my comments on MI3000 in thread link from DNS1 above. The MI3100 is an equally good MFT, but the extra cost is only justified if your are going to be testing type B RCDs on PV installations regularly. If your not doing PV, I would save money and get a MI3000 and if you ask the good people at our forum sponsors Test-meter nicely they may be able to provide a Tip Commander Remote Control Probe in place of the bundled voltage tester or at a modest additional cost as a deal clincher.
I don't understand the mickey taking regarding the MI3000 colour scheme. After all most of the major power and hand tool manufacturers use garish colour schemes to distinguish their brand, and most tradesmen are more than happy touting their wares about without comment (the exception is probably the Makita girly pink or white ranges). The yellow/black scheme of Dewalt and Stanley, the red/yellow schemes of various VDE tool manufacturers, the fluorescent green schemes of Ryobi, Hitachi and Works, the sky blue/orange and green/black of Makita and the orange of AEG and Paslode hardly raise an eyebrow on site these days.

yes Mark...because the metrel voltage testers are in a word..crap...i`v got 2 of em in front of me here...and there crap...the DI-LOG is better for voltage indicators