Simon the full time electrician at the ELR asked us to start PAT testing the electrical equipment in Bury Transport Museum with the new computerised PAT tester which we now have.
We first tested the spot lights which light up the descriptions about the vehicle displays, some failed the test due to bad earthing and loose light fittings. These were isolated and will be repaired shortly.
One broken plug was replaced and six bulbs were also replaced with LED bulbs instead of the halogen bulbs which get quite hot.
The cables to the lights were also restrained with cable ties to prevent the cable from being pulled out.
Tested labels were fitted to all the equipment which passed the PAT testing.
Some of the light fittings also require work doing on them as the retaining nuts have worked loose, this is a problem as at present there is no access to the light fitting in the metalwork.
We will have to use a hole cutter to gain access to the back of the light fitting and then fit a blind grommet to cover the hole, which will be out of site at the top of the lighting stand.
We then broke for some lunch and a brew back in the workshop.
Back in the BTM we PAT tested all the blue 16 amp to 13 amp short double extension leads which provide the 240 volts for the display descriptions.
On our return to the workshop Jonathan downloaded all the data onto our computer from BTM PAT testing.
To complete all this PAT testing in the museum and to effect repairs is going to take a few Sundays.
