VERY Tempted to buy the Dilog DL6507... Earth Leakage Tester

[1shortcircuit]

Are there any members on here that currently use this piece of kit? I'm looking for that extra push before hitting the "Pay" button

Dialog DL6507

I'm not buying it for the sake of it, I do actually need one to assist me with some fault finding at my Brother's property.

I know this is budget end of the market BUT it's still a fair amount of money when Christmas is just around the corner and four children will be hoping that Santa rewards them well this year:drool5:


I'm normally a believer of "You get what you pay for" and this really does seem to be a lot less expensive than some of the others on the market. I'm not convinced it's going to get a great deal of use but I do hope to be able to rely on it's results when the time comes to dust it off and put it into action..

Any help would be much appreciated

Regards

1SC

 

[telectrix]

it should do all you want. it's better resolution than mine. price looks good. with that 30mm jaw you should be able to clamp both tails together and measure any inbalance.

but have a look what test-meter do, forum sponsors and you get 5% off.

 

[netblindpaul]

Mine works fine

 

[Guest123]

Told you.:hippy:

 

[1shortcircuit]

My wife was not too impressed when I purchased it last night

She said that she hopes it's made of gold lol

I didn't have the nerve to tell her that I've just ordered my new regs book and submitted my pre-order for the new on site guide ha ha ha

I'll be in the dog house

Anyway, Thank You Lenny for pointing me towards this item in the first place and Thanks to those who gave me that final push. I'm looking forward to receiving my new toy within the next week

 

[JamesBrownLive]

I've already got a clamp meter, but not one that has sufficiently low resolution to be anyway useful for earth leakage testing.

Having looked at various models, the one feature that I notice is lacking in a lot of the lower priced ones, is 'peak hold'. Now I'm hoping that someone on here can shed some light, but I have always assumed that having such a feature would be extremely beneficial.

Does anyone that owns a meter that includes this function, find that it is indeed useful, and worth the extra moolar??

Cheers

 

[1shortcircuit]

I've already got a clamp meter, but not one that has sufficiently low resolution to be anyway useful for earth leakage testing.

Having looked at various models, the one feature that I notice is lacking in a lot of the lower priced ones, is 'peak hold'. Now I'm hoping that someone on here can shed some light, but I have always assumed that having such a feature would be extremely beneficial.

Does anyone that owns a meter that includes this function, find that it is indeed useful, and worth the extra moolar??

Cheers

If I'm reading this PDF correctly then this item does indeed do what you are explaining :thumbsup


MIN/MAX and peak values
The MIN/MAX button can be used to find either the
largest or the smallest value of a series of measurements.
Pressing the MIN/MAX button activates first the MIN
mode, so that the smallest value is selected. Pressing it a
second time changes to MAX mode, for the largest value.
Pressing the button a third time returns the instrument
to normal operation.

 

[JamesBrownLive]

If I'm reading this PDF correctly then this item does indeed do what you are explaining :thumbsup


MIN/MAX and peak values
The MIN/MAX button can be used to find either the
largest or the smallest value of a series of measurements.
Pressing the MIN/MAX button activates first the MIN
mode, so that the smallest value is selected. Pressing it a
second time changes to MAX mode, for the largest value.
Pressing the button a third time returns the instrument
to normal operation.

Yeah, it certainly sounds similar. So far I have only seen 'peak hold' listed as a feature of ELCMs that are £300+

It needs further investigating, and hopefully some more feedback from other forum members.

Cheers

 

[1shortcircuit]

Guess what arrived today:coolgleamA:

 

[netblindpaul]

The issue you have with any leakage clamp is the response time of the peak hold feature.
It is not quite what you may expect from higher current meters.
The DiLog which is the subject of this thread is AFAIK on par with the more expensive units.

 

[Guest123]

Guess what arrived today:coolgleamA:

Have you given it an outing yet???

 

[1shortcircuit]

Have you given it an outing yet???

Well it's been unwrapped, removed from the box it came in, taken out of it's carry case and "Fondled" a little ha ha other than that, not yet

 

[1shortcircuit]

I just thought I'd add an update for this neat little bit of kit. I'm yet to use it successfully for earth fault leakage but it did rean me a little money just before Christmas

This was another of those purchased lead type jobs Turns out I was a little slow to respond and an electrician had already been to rectify the fault. Turns out that a fuse had become VERY hot and a nasty smell was coming from the fuse board. The electrician turned up, stripped back the carred PVC and reterminated all the connections on the circuit and explained that he believed it to be down to the fact that the shower (problem circuit) was drawing too much current.

I took this opportunity and asked if any test equipment was used on the circuits to check for faults or prove the electricians theory. As it was the answer was No.

The clients address was only just over a mile or so away from where I live so I said that I'd pop over and offer a second opinion free of charge. New business = thinking of potential business in the future when I was actually doing next to naff all at home anyway.

Couldn't fault the work that had been done by the previous spark. I unleashed the clamp meter on the shower circuit and proved that the shower was pulling a constant 38.4 Amps through a 30A BS3036 fuse.

End result = Seperate CU for shower radial, testing of existing circuit, new 10mm bonding to gas and water, upgrade meter tails and main earth.

Just goes to show that having these nice little gadgets can make you appear more professional in your field. The electrcian before me could have had a wealth of experience over me but I was able to show figures on a piece of equipment, that was enough to convince the client I knew more

My next piece of kit will be one of those Fluke temperature sensing tools that Lenny and a few of you are using as this would have also have assisted me in this sitauation. I believe the main reason for the fuse getting so hot was a weak connection on the top prong of the fuse. All I could do to prove this was move it to another way using the same fuse and I could barely pull the little bleeder out afterwards lol

Still waiting for my first earth leakage victim:ninja:

:thumbsup

 

[Specialist]

Test equipment Junkie:tounge_smile:

 

[Guest123]

My next piece of kit will be one of those Fluke temperature sensing tools that Lenny and a few of you are using as this would have also have assisted me in this situation

I've just bought a new case for all my pieces of test equipment, DMM, thermometer, LAN tester etc etc.:sifone:

 

[netblindpaul]

What thermometer do you have Lenny?

 

[Guest123]

What thermometer do you have Lenny?

It nowt too posh mate, we had a thread on it a while back......


http://www.electriciansforums.net/i...stallations/37386-fluke-mini-thermometer.html

 

[Specialist]

Nice bit of kit mate.

 

[fuzzydunlop]

Am tempted to buy that fluke kit and sell the 600 and 1ac as I bought the 1000 kit for slightly less!

Get the right buyer and the thermometer will only cost you £20-£30

Fluke T5-600-62-1ac Electricians Kit FLUKET5-600-62-1AC from George Supplies

 

[Engineer54]

The Dilog DL6507 E/L clamp test is a sound bit of test kit, at a very reasonable price... More than suitable for your average jobbing electrician, and more!!

Only electricians working on more specialist applications, would find this unit lacking a function or two... You made an excellent choice shortcircuit!!!

 

[cakey]

Just bought the dilog 6507 and my experience with it so far is for measuring mA on a cpc, provided the clamp is not in contact with or near other conductors carrying current it's seems to give a fairly accurate reading. However clamping the line and neutral conductors as recommended will not give a correct reading in earth leakage current at all. Depending on where the conductors are positioned within the clamp jaws it will give a different, often much higher value in mA than the actual amount of leakage.

 

[ipf]

Had a 6507 for about 12 months. Very handy and paid for itself quickly. Can't expect miracles for the price but well worth it.