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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: lwi004 on October 11, 2016, 08:22:40 pm

Title: Wander Lead CAT rating physical differences
Post by: lwi004 on October 11, 2016, 08:22:40 pm

Hi

Was wanting to buy a wander lead, for ease of testing PV system faults and for other purposes requiring CAT III/IV, so was wanting at least CAT III 600V or preferably CAT IV 600V (plus cat II 1000V).

Most of the leads on nice reels (for ease of use and storage) appear to be CAT II 1000V only.

An example of a typical CAT II
http://silvertronic.com/catalogue/cable-assemblies/50-metre-test-lead-reel/ (http://silvertronic.com/catalogue/cable-assemblies/50-metre-test-lead-reel/)

Same company has a shorter CAT III rated one
http://silvertronic.com/catalogue/cable-assemblies/12-metre-extension-reel/ (http://silvertronic.com/catalogue/cable-assemblies/12-metre-extension-reel/)

My question is, what is likely to be the difference? A physical difference in the double insulated cable they are using or just the plugs and jacks at the end? If it's just the connectors, I'd buy a 50m reel and swap the connectors for higher spec'd ones.

Thjanks in advance

Title: Re: Wander Lead CAT rating physical differences
Post by: lwi004 on October 17, 2016, 01:58:45 pm

Bump....  :D

Title: Re: Wander Lead CAT rating physical differences
Post by: lwi004 on October 18, 2016, 02:40:21 pm

Managed to get through to the manufacturer. On the 50m Reel, the small socket in the middle is not Cat III rated. The rest would be. So I will change it by adding a flying lead socket instead which is Cat III rated (or just a CAT III socket instead...).