On Monday, 17 July 2017 13:26:42 UTC+1, wrote:
On Monday, 17 July 2017 11:33:55 UTC+1, whisky-dave wrote:
On Thursday, 13 July 2017 11:42:18 UTC+1, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at
03:08:40 on Thu, 13 Jul 2017, whisky-dave
remarked:

In most cases it wouldn't, a visual check would be more likely to find serious faults.

PAT-testing of many items *is* just a visual check.

No it's not.

Some are.

No they aren't a PAT test is an actual test. A visual test is a visual test..
Just the same as you can with a MOT test, such as smashed lights, broken wondscreen.

Portable appliance testing (PAT) is the term used to describe the examination of electrical appliances and equipment to ensure they are safe to use. Most electrical safety defects can be found by visual examination but some types of defect can only be found by testing.


A PAT test would give you at the very least the Earth resistance, in the past I;ve had items that have failed this.

not always

WTF do you mean by that.