Telebass Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Thought I'd exhume this for stickying (please, O great Mods!). Whatever the merits of PAT testing, it rears its ugly mug more and more often, so I'll start the list with...ME! Got the cert, got the kit, and am in Calstock, Cornwall. PM me for more details. Den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Damn, just too far away. If there's a similar guy in the Bristol area, I'd be very interested. If you are one or know of anyone, please shout. EDIT: now stickied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 South Wales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Many thanks for the 'sticky'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Glasgow Area. Alan McCabe The Old School 189 Old Shettleston Road Glasgow G32 7HN E-Mail: [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megahertz Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hi We offer a national service for PAT Testing. Although we might charge a bit if we have to drive 300 miles to get to you, we often have engineers across the UK so we might have somebody nearby. We normally charge £59.00 for PAT testing a DJ / Solo musician with up to 20 items, and £99 for PAT Testing for a Band (up to 50 items) If we can't help directly, we can probably put you in touch with a local PAT testing company. We've just revamped our website, but we're putting lots of useful information about PAT Testing on there - as this forum shows, there is a lot of mis-information out there. [url="http://www.pat-testing-expert.com"]PAT Testing [/url] Hope this helps Tim James PAT Testing Expert Ltd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 [quote name='megahertz' post='436868' date='Mar 17 2009, 08:24 AM']Hi We offer a national service for PAT Testing. Although we might charge a bit if we have to drive 300 miles to get to you, we often have engineers across the UK so we might have somebody nearby. We normally charge £59.00 for PAT testing a DJ / Solo musician with up to 20 items, and £99 for PAT Testing for a Band (up to 50 items) If we can't help directly, we can probably put you in touch with a local PAT testing company. We've just revamped our website, but we're putting lots of useful information about PAT Testing on there - as this forum shows, there is a lot of mis-information out there. [url="http://www.pat-testing-expert.com"]PAT Testing [/url] Hope this helps Tim James PAT Testing Expert Ltd[/quote] Thanks That looks good. It would be nice if your prices were easy to find on your website, Pat, and the price for training. Regards, OG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megahertz Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='436930' date='Mar 17 2009, 10:41 AM']Thanks That looks good. It would be nice if your prices were easy to find on your website, Pat, and the price for training. Regards, OG[/quote] Hi Apologies for that - we are changing the company around a bit but still able to do PAT Testing for bands and musicians. The prices above are still valid, provided we have somebody close by. We're also building up a network of trusted individuals and companies (some of whom have got into it via our training courses) who can reach places where we don't have a full time engineer. Also - just a thought - in these credit crunch times, we are seeing a rise in people attending our courses who then go off and set up a little business doing PAT testing. It can cost about £500 for training and the equipment to get started. (The cost of the course is £195 + VAT per person.) If any readers are in a situation where they might be able to test their own band and a few others in their area, it might be something to do 'on the side.' 10 years ago you could start a PAT testing business and pick up PAT testing work for Tesco, Next, Matalan etc and make a fortune, but in the current climate that sort of work is extremely competitive. But there are still thousands of hairdressers, DJs, joiners, plumbers etc, all with 30 or 40 items which need testing and are prepared to pay for it to be tested. If you will forgive the shameless plug for our PAT course (others are available) I would be happy to give more advice to any muso looking for 'another string to their bow.' Pun intended. Sorry. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Exactly what I do, another string! However, my background as an electronics calibration engineer meant that PAT was an integral part of of my job for 10 years until 2003. The company paid for the training. So I thought it was about time I capitalised on that a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngie Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i am currently in the market to buy a pat tester, but dont know what to go for in terms of martindale, megger kew technik etc etc, what do you lot use, and recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I think I will be going for a Megger when I get round to it. I have heard the Kew Tech ones are alright, but a bit budget, if that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 I decided to use what I knew, and got a Megger PAT3 manual tester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I opted for a Seaward Europa Plus and added a printer and barcode scanner too, so I am able to PAT test anybody within reasonable travelling distance of Leicester, fully insured too. PM me for a 20% discount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Just had our band PAT tested. We used the services of: [url="http://www.pattestingman.co.uk/"]http://www.pattestingman.co.uk/[/url] 01706 829000 I should say we are based in the Chorley (Lancashire) area. This guy was excellent. Punctual, and at £23 for the band (2 guitars, bass, PA system and a bit of lighting) very reasonable I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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