All you need to know about PAT Testing

As with other electrical equipment, hybrid cars and their charging wires should be regularly reviewed and tested to ensure they are in good condition. For insurance purposes, so-called PAT testing Peterborough is often required, and many industrial and commercial sites need evidence of such testing before equipment can be inserted in. Office and manufacturing workers will be familiar with the small green logos attached to the machinery that show they have passed such tests.

If used heavily or under challenging circumstances, EVs will be checked at least every 12 months or more regularly and ALWAYS during every electrical maintenance or significant body maintenance. Regular monitoring can often disclose any preventive maintenance needed before it is an issue - which may otherwise result in the 'nuisance tripping' of defensive RCDs and house rewire in Peterborough. Until using the charging cables should be checked visually. Even cables which are isolated from the car should be separately tested at least every 12 months.

It is the maximum time that a cable can be used during tests and suggests an adequately installed cable used in a 'secure' position that is not prone to heavy usage and is shielded from physical harm, water ingress and other considerations such as adverse weather (including access to intense sunlight)

Cables used heavily, outside, dragging on the field, or rattling about in the vehicle's boot will be systematically checked physically every week and evaluated more consistently on power, e.g., every six months. If a cable is exposed to a car drive-over, undue pressure, abrasion, water immersion, or contaminant penetration (e.g., dust), it will be submitted for examination and review to eco drive, regardless though no noticeable harm has occurred.

Care shall be exercised to prevent injury to cables from breaking, slashing and chaffing by preventing them getting shut down in car or structure doors, trapped in locking mechanisms ( e.g., boot lid) or structures such as folding seats (cables can not be placed in foot-wells where the seat structures may catch the cable).

Stations / Sockets Full

Any socket outlet to be used for EV charging Peterborough should be electrically inspected at least every twelve months before the first usage and then at frequent intervals. Many sockets cannot be used for recharging EVs on other electrical installations: Contact us for details.

Our dedicated battery packs should also be thoroughly monitored but include self-testing elements to enhance protection and dependability between inspections.

Services to Test

We may do a thorough PAT check per post on detachable cables. Please consult with us on engine checking and plug set. For other areas we are willing to test cars on location.