Recommended PAT testers

[tauzero]

Having looked through the various PAT testing threads, I think I've only found two places mentioned who would do PAT testing. So I thought it might be useful to have a thread on PAT testing which echoed the "Recommended Luthiers" and "Recommended Amp Tech" threads. Especially as I don't know of one around Birmingham, and I admit to a certain amount of self interest.

So, who do people use for their musical equipment PAT testing and how much do they pay? And can you save money by gathering your gear up and taking it to the PAT tester, rather than vice versa?

[clauster]

Kent, Sussex and Surrey

[url="http://websites.uk-plc.net/Specialists_in_Electrical_Inspection_and_Testing/index.htm"]http://websites.uk-plc.net/Specialists_in_...sting/index.htm[/url]

Can't remember what they charge, but fast, efficient service

[megahertz]

Hi

We offer a PAT testing service, and we have a specialist department dealing with entertainers / musicians / djs.

Music equipment often has slightly different requirements for testing, but we have experience of this and can sort it out.

As a rough guide you would expect to pay £59.00 + VAT for up to about 20 items (enough for most individuals) rising to about £95.00 if there's a few of you in the band.

This includes the engineer visiting you at your home or rehersal venue (or even at your gig) and carrying out the testing. We supply a bound report which details all of the appliance tested, and a one-page-certificate which you can fax off to your agents etc to prove you have had your gear tested.

More information on our site.

[url="http://www.t2technical.co.uk/pat-testing/entertainment.htm"]PAT Testing for bands[/url]

Tim James
Technical Director
[url="http://www.t2technical.co.uk"]www.t2technical.co.uk[/url]

[Cernael]

Had to look up what PAT meant.

PAT testing = Portable Appliance Testing testing

*groan*

Edited September 19, 2008 by Cernael

[MythSte]

Lol, We just buy the stickers in bulk off a mate :ph34r:

[megahertz]

[quote name='Cernael' post='287647' date='Sep 19 2008, 08:40 PM']Had to look up what PAT meant.

PAT testing = Portable Appliance Testing testing

*groan*[/quote]

Yep - PAT testing is an example of a 'Redundant Acronym Syndrome' in the same way that people sometimes say 'LCD display' or 'PIN number'

of course we could call it 'PA' testing but that's confusing, and if you say that you do 'PAT' for a living there's usually somebody called PAT who gets offended.

So we call it PAT testing even though we know that it's not entirely correct.

And before somebody else mentions it, yes we do refer to RAS syndrome to be ironic!

[url="http://www.t2technical.co.uk/pat-testing-support/supportpages/faq/why_is_it_called_pat_testing.htm"]http://www.t2technical.co.uk/pat-testing-s...pat_testing.htm[/url]

[Cernael]

[quote name='megahertz' post='292999' date='Sep 26 2008, 07:59 PM']of course we could call it 'PA' testing but that's confusing[/quote]
Is it? I understood it to be testing of the set of equipment normally referred to as "PA"; am I mistaken?

'cause, if I'm not, well, PA is an established acronym in its own right, in pretty much the same way that "LC" and "PI" isn't.

[megahertz]

[quote name='Cernael' post='293360' date='Sep 27 2008, 12:04 PM']Is it? I understood it to be testing of the set of equipment normally referred to as "PA"; am I mistaken?

'cause, if I'm not, well, PA is an established acronym in its own right, in pretty much the same way that "LC" and "PI" isn't.[/quote]

You're quite correct. I meant that Portable Appliance Testing might be confused with testing a PA system if we used the abbreviation PA Testing!

But I do take the point.

It is slightly ironic that an industry that strives on accuracy of testing and common sense, can't even abbreviate properly what it does.