Reviews

Today we are starting a review of some of the testers that are out of production but still very commonly in use.If your looking for a second hand Pat read on first up will be the metroPat 200/220A little background these were produced by Metrotest instruments hence the name metroPat production was from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s.A basic functional Pat where results needed to be interpreted by the user, results being displayed in

Today we will look at probably the first touch screen Pat, that is the metroiPat which is mostly sold as a SupaPat, this sits in the $5000-6000 bracket ( in SupaPat format )First a bit of background, this product is supplied by Metrotest who have a very long history when it comes to Pat testers.Most of the Pat is built in Poland but some of it is manufactured in NZ, we will look at what

Today we are continuing to look at some common out of production Pat’sThe model we are focusing on today is the Megger brand Pat 32 TesterA little background here, Megger is a good very large and well proven manufacturer of test and measurement equipment.They manufacture lots of test instruments but don’t focus on Pat’s this can be seen even today as there Pat’s are normally good solid workhorses they aren’t generally the most user friendly

Today we are looking at the top of the range Seaward Pat the Prime Test Elite – Plus, which is a derivative of the Seaward Apollo 600 Pat, being as its easier to write Apollo 600 we’ll mostly refer to it as that today, this sits in the $3000 – 4000 bracket.A little background as usual, Seaward as a company has focused on Pat Testers for decades and there products generally show innovation and the

Today we are going to review another Pat from a very popular manufacturer, that being the Seaward 125 EL. Seaward ownership changed a few years back and it will be interesting when they bring out something really new, or will they ? We haven’t really seen anything particularly different than upgrades or off shoots from previous models this model PT 125 EL is just another of these but as stated it’s the cheapest on the