Product Test
  • Product Test: Hitachi 18V Cordless Impact Combi Drill

    For this review Gary Fisher of Lougar Electrical puts Hitachi’s 18V cordless impact combi drill through i ...

    For this review Gary Fisher of Lougar Electrical puts Hitachi’s 18V cordless impact combi drill through its paces. My first impression of Hitachi's new 18V cordless impact combi drill (DV18DBFL2/JM) w ...

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  • Product Test: Snickers 37.5 Technology

    In this product test Roger Bisby tries out some of Snickers’ latest gear. It seems that Snickers keeps co ...

    In this product test Roger Bisby tries out some of Snickers’ latest gear. It seems that Snickers keeps coming up with better, more innovative solutions – not only to the practical demands of the worki ...

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  • Product Test: Speedy Sparky

    There’s no better way of putting a new solution through its paces than getting it in the hands of one of ...

    There’s no better way of putting a new solution through its paces than getting it in the hands of one of PE’s ‘Product Test’ team. Gary Fisher gives us his thoughts on the Speedy Sparky. Many of PE’s ...

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  • Product Test: Starlock Range

    Roger Bisby tries out the new Starlock range to see what fits. It is fairly unusual to see rival power-to ...

    Roger Bisby tries out the new Starlock range to see what fits. It is fairly unusual to see rival power-tool companies collaborating in research and development but Bosch and Fein have done exactly tha ...

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  • Product Test: Fluke 1664 FC Installation Tester

    Norman Bradshaw loves getting his hands on a new tester. Let’s find out what he thought of the 1664 FC In ...

    Norman Bradshaw loves getting his hands on a new tester. Let’s find out what he thought of the 1664 FC Installation Tester from Fluke. It was introduced to Fluke back in the 90s and I remember my whol ...

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  • Product Test: Snickers Winter Workwear

    Professional Electrician tries on some of the latest workwear available from Snickers, designed to help k ...

    Professional Electrician tries on some of the latest workwear available from Snickers, designed to help keep you working comfortably even in the cold winter months ahead. 37.5 First Layer Now I know L ...

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  • Product Test: Chauvin Arnoux PEL 103 Data Logger

    Norman Bradshaw gives his verdict on the PEL 103 Data Logger from Chauvin Arnoux and asks why more electr ...

    Norman Bradshaw gives his verdict on the PEL 103 Data Logger from Chauvin Arnoux and asks why more electricians aren’t taking advantage of the revenue stream that data logging can provide? You may rec ...

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  • Product Test: Hultafors Spirit Levels

    Roger Bisby sets out on a quest to find a better level and discovers a few things he didn't know about sp ...

    Roger Bisby sets out on a quest to find a better level and discovers a few things he didn't know about spirit levels. Earlier this year I had a run of spirit level trouble which cost me half a day put ...

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  • Product Test: HT Instruments COMBITOUCH

    PE Product Tester Norman Bradshaw recently took a closer look at the COMBITOUCH 17th Edition Multifunctio ...

    PE Product Tester Norman Bradshaw recently took a closer look at the COMBITOUCH 17th Edition Multifunction Tester from HT Instruments. Aesthetically, the HT Instruments COMBITOUCH is striking, with a ...

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  • Product Test: FLIR CM174 Clamp Meter

    PE Tester Gary Fisher recently got his hands on the FLIR CM174 Imaging 600A C/DC Clamp Meter. Being an el ...

    PE Tester Gary Fisher recently got his hands on the FLIR CM174 Imaging 600A C/DC Clamp Meter. Being an electrician without any kind of clamp meter is like a mechanic without their wrench. I don’t alwa ...

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