The main methods of recording are using a paper based ‘Portable Appliance Register’ which requires manual input, a spreadsheet format which will also require a manual input, or an electronic database which can provide a range of PAT testing reports and supports an automatic download facility.

There are commercial Portable Appliance Registers such as the Kewtech PATLOG 1. There are also a number of commercial electronic databases on the market such as Simply Pats or the Seaward PATGuard Pro’ or Elite.

Testers Currently Downloading to Simply Pats

• Seaward Supernova + Seaward Europa +
• Seaward Supernova Seaward Europa
• Metrel Alpha Pat Metrel Alpha Pat (Aus/NZ)
• Fluke 6500 Seaward 2000i
• Megger PAT4 DV3 Robin 5500/5000
• Kewtech KT74/KT75 Metrel Betapat (Aus/NZ)
• Transmille 6080 Martindale Micropat +
• TRIO Smartcal Pro Logger II Metrel Omega Pat+/Beta Pat +
• Metrel Beta Pat+/Omega Pat + (Aus/NZ)

Testers Currently Downloading to Seaward PATGuard Pro’ & Elite.

• PT 350 PT 300
• Supernova + Supernova XE +
• Supernova XE Supernova
• Europa + Europa PAC +
• Europa XE+ Europa XE
• IT1000 PAT2000i
• PAT2000iee PAT1000S
• PAT1000X PAT2000
• PAT1000 SEN60204
• Ethos 9600 Ethos9500
• Ethos9300 Clare HAL
• Clare Safe Check 8 Clare Safetest Luminaire.
• Clare Safetest Manufacturing MPAT 60
• Robin SmartPat 5000/5500 Metrohm Micro Pat +
• Metrel Omega Pat Metrel Beta Pat
• AVO Pat 4 Emona Mistro

Written By Lucy