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Why Fluke are recalling their SM100/200/300 plug-in testers.

bigclivedotcom 20:49

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Fluke are recalling their plug-in socket testers and offering exchange products. There's nothing actually wrong with the testers other than the modest current used to power the test indicators that can cause a strong sensation when a ground path is open circuit and someone bridges it during the test. (mild shock risk)
The recall is more an indication of the increasingly litigious nature of society and the current trend of deskilling the electrical industry with useless 1-week certification courses motivated entirely by profit.
If you have one of these testers you can return it to Fluke in exchange for a set of awesome test-lamps or the somewhat less desirable option of a padded bag and cheap non-contact live wire detector, which despite the quoted value is actually a much lesser prize. As you can probably guess, I strongly recommend Fluke's awesome test-lamps as being 100% suitable for industrial use and totally worthy of addition to your tool kit.
Here's Fluke's recall page:-
http://www.fluke.com/fluke/uken/support/safety/Fluke-Socket-Recall

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