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A bit like you never buy a car in it's first year of production, I'd be inclined to give a totally new Megger model time for them to sort out quirks.

The Fluke unit is now 6 years old. The automated test sequence that looks so appealing on the marketing is rarely very useful in real-life situations, and since amendment 2 it's arguably over testing the RCDs. I have no idea why but it seems quite rare to see another sparks clutching a Fluke.

So I'm not sure I'd get either of them right now! I also like Metrel products, they seem to be very solid and have the megger-like simplicity of use.
 
I've had a fluke 1552 for 14 years and it never missed a beat until now. The RCD x1 test started acting up.
Replaced it with the 1662.
Simple and reliable.

I have a fair bit of fluke stuff and none of it has ever let me down, apart from the obvious exception. :)

I've just sent the 1552 for calibration, if the repair isn't horrendous I'll keep it as a spare.
I think the Fluke / Megger discussion is like the Dewalt / Milwaukee argument. Not much between them just personal preference.
 
Perhaps you could expand on this? With the 1845 being new to the market, I haven't seen any reviews and it would be great to learn of first hand experience.
He could be thinking about the new megger mft-x1 that looks like a fisher priced toy.

 
A bit like you never buy a car in it's first year of production, I'd be inclined to give a totally new Megger model time for them to sort out quirks.

The Fluke unit is now 6 years old. The automated test sequence that looks so appealing on the marketing is rarely very useful in real-life situations, and since amendment 2 it's arguably over testing the RCDs. I have no idea why but it seems quite rare to see another sparks clutching a Fluke.

So I'm not sure I'd get either of them right now! I also like Metrel products, they seem to be very solid and have the megger-like simplicity of use.

I have 4 metrels never had a problem with any of them the one I use the most is the 3100se.
The only reason I have 4 is that over the years newer models show up on flea bay i think I paid £200 for that one was only 3 months old.
 
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Perhaps you could expand on this? With the 1845 being new to the market, I haven't seen any reviews and it would be great to learn of first hand experience.
I agree it would be good to hear from someone with obviously more knowledge of these things as I personally have never used any mfts other than the metrel.
 
I've had a fluke 1552 for 14 years and it never missed a beat until now. The RCD x1 test started acting up.
Replaced it with the 1662.
Simple and reliable.

I have a fair bit of fluke stuff and none of it has ever let me down, apart from the obvious exception. :)

I've just sent the 1552 for calibration, if the repair isn't horrendous I'll keep it as a spare.
I think the Fluke / Megger discussion is like the Dewalt / Milwaukee argument. Not much between them just personal preference.
I agree and that's what I'm after at the moment, just feedbacks of personal experience to understand a bit the possible pros and cons of both.!
 
Perhaps you could expand on this? With the 1845 being new to the market, I haven't seen any reviews and it would be great to learn of first hand experience.
I think it's been for a little while already to ask for reviews! And that's what I'm after at the moment. I personally really like and own both brands but sometimes it all depends of models, applications and personal preferences... So I think is worth discussing about it..
 

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