martindale FL-30

[Dean Williams]

This looks brilliant...only £42 too

Martindale Electric FL30 Lamp Tester - YouTube

 

[onions1066]

Never seen one but will be ordering one tomorrow what a time and money saver that beauty is. I also use the fuse finder which I recommend very highly, the earlier models were slightly hit and miss but now very very good

 

[Marvo]

Looks very handy if you do a lot of lighting work. Is this type of tester new on the market?

 

[onions1066]

I've never seen one in anyone's tool kit so I assume so

 

[Dean Williams]

yes, its brand new on the martindale website. Just ordered one on ebay for 39.99 with free postage.

 

[pennywise]

Milwaukee have a similar tester, that was realised around 3 months back, looks a good alternative though.

http://www.milwaukeetool.com/instruments/lighting-testers/2210-20

 

[MarkieSparkie]

This is not a new a testing method, I have a Dilog Beha LT277 discharge lamp tester that works in a similar way and that was purchased over 20 years ago. It's not as neat and compact as the modern offerings from TIS, Martindale, Milwaukee and others, but it does job very efficiently. It has one distinct advantage over it's modern counterparts, namely, it provides a standard "radio" telescopic aerial in the kit which saves getting out the steps when testing most ceiling mounted lamps in circuit.

 

[Dean Williams]

how does it work?? is it induction or something?

 

[grantr37]

The Milwaukee one has a telescopic handle....they have been selling them for about 3 years now.....they are £170.00 odd+delivery here in most places and £60.00 odd in the USA where they are from......




The tester uses a high frequency magnetic field to make the tube glow just like an overhead power line will....

 

[MarkF]

The Martindale FL30 was released a few months back, whilst it doesn't have a telescopic handle, it does have a telescopic aerial attachment which allows you to test lamps in-situ. Full details of the product can be found on the Martindale Website

They have become extremely popular and are priced very competitively, so far the feedback on these has all been good.