I'm joining from a very grey and damp southeast today, so please let us know in the chat where you are joining us from. Again, if you have any questions today, Lee will be doing a Q&A at the end of today's session about the MFT-X1, so if you have any questions throughout the presentation, please feel free to either ask them in the audience chat or please use the question comment box in the top right hand corner. If you use the one in the top right hand corner, then your questions can appear on screen. How lovely. So, I think that's a good time to start. Again, if you have just joined us, I'm joined today by Lee from Megger, and he'll be going through the MFT-X1 and will be starting very shortly, so we can still start on time today. Okay then, Lee, I think that's a good place to start, so I'll hand it over to you, mate. Take it away. Okay. Thank you, Curtis. Right, good afternoon, gents, and any ladies that are with us as well. Yeah, as Curtis said, we're dark, damp day today. I'm in the Midlands, so it's not too bad. So, what we're going to look at is, as it says on the screen there, the future of testers. So, this is my first one for Voltimum, so let's all be gentle with Uncle Lee, and we'll see how we get on. So, what is the future, and when is the future? Well, the future is right now. I'm sure most of you, if not all of you, have seen the X1, being advertised around there and people actually using them. So, let's just start off with a bit of MFT development history. So, you can see there, back in 1995, we had the CM200, and that had about 20 lines of communication, which is like the firmware inside of the tester. We then got 1998, where we had the CM300 to 500, and then I think everyone's favourite back in 2005, which is the MFT 1500, and people's comments are still bulletproof. Absolutely brilliant. And then we have Generation 4 in 2010, which was the 1700. The 1800 side is the European version of it. And, of course, Generation 5 in 2023. That's when this one was launched. And, of course, this one being the MFT X1. So, I'll play you a quick video now. That's fantastic. Wonderful technology. Thank you, Curtis. It worked. So, there we go, gents. We have the Megger MFT X1. So, some of the unique things with the X1. One of the main ones being the battery management. Now, the idea behind this, as you can imagine, it's to do a quick battery swap. So, it's a little bit like using your power drills or anything like that. The idea is that you take the battery out, put a new one in, and away you go. This is something new to us within the multifunction tester, is we're doing the lithium battery now. What that means as well with being able to take the battery out and put a new one in is it's externally rechargeable. So, the beauty about that is that while your battery is charging up at the desk or on site, you can continue to be testing with a spare battery that's in it. Now, if you're unfortunate enough not to have a spare battery, you can actually get the one you can see in the middle of the screen there, the module that has the AA batteries. Now, that is to get you out of trouble for the day, so you can do a day's worth of testing using that. Ideally, what you want to do is be switching back to your lithium battery at all times. Jump down a line, two to three hour charge time for the lithium battery. If you actually put the battery in, 20 minutes will give you about 80% full on the battery. So, that's going to allow you to finish off your testing at any point during the day. Terminations are ultra safe terminations. What that means is you can't actually physically get to any terminations for the battery within the MFT. Very simple, finger release sliding catches. So, you can see there the red sliding catches. You literally pull those apart and the battery will just pop out for you. It's on a little catch surface plate. So, if you actually took those four screws out, which we don't recommend you do, but you'll actually see it's a spring-loaded catch. It has an IP54 gasket and ejection seal. So, that makes it a great thing for the environment. And then the blue arrow there that's pointing to the fuse cover and the micro SD card cover. So, you take that screw out there and that's how you get access to your spare fuses and also to where you put the micro SD card, which we'll come into a little bit later on. Your battery terminals, there's your safety cover there. So, that's what we mean by unable to get to. You can't physically get into those battery terminals, which keeps them nice and safe and clean. So, something that's unique with this tester at the moment is it's completely upgradable by you, the customer. So, you can add extra features into your MFT. So, it's a simple user-enabled update. So, you can see there, simple SanDisk SD card. There are other SD cards available for legal reasons. But you want to be no less than four gigabytes and no more than 32. And make sure that it's always formatted to FAT32. You can put in future upgrades. So, anything new comes along, you can add those into the tester. It's a very automatic process when doing the update. And all the updates become available on the Megger website. So, always go in and check the Megger website for the update. So, in theory, the tester should never need to come back to Dover for any updating at all. So, I'll just put this page up on here. So, you can see this is off the Megger website. So, if you actually went into megger.com, searched for the X1, you'll pull up this page here. And what you want to do is you want to be clicking on the "Get Support" part of that there. You can see at the bottom. When you get that, you'll get this page come up. Now, you'll see I've put in blue, I've circled round in blue there, Software and Firmware Updates. When you click on that, it takes you to this page here. And this gives you a complete rundown of how to do the download, oh, sorry, the download of the latest firmware. And this is as of today. So, this is actually saying it's version nine is the very latest date. So, if you've got an X1 and you're not on version nine, get yourself onto the website, download the latest version, and you can put that straight into your MFT. It's very simple. Again, it gives you a step-by-step process of how to do that, including putting it in, switching it on. It gives you every single step that you need to do. Very, very simple to do. Of course, if you have any issues with that, you can contact myself or one of my colleagues around the country, and we can talk you through it nice and easy. So, just a side note on that. If we happen to be doing a calibration morning anywhere or a breakfast morning at any of your local wholesalers or any events, you can always come along and see us, bring your tester in, and we can actually update it on the day for you as well. It takes no more than five minutes. So, these are the displays that you can see there. So, we've got the installation resistance, and you can see the nice, big, clear displays. There's your continuity. RCD. Your loop. And simple voltage as well. And then you have your general screen as well, which gives you all your different settings. So, it's very simple and easy to navigate through. Your loop test. Okay. We have True Loop with the confidence meter in it. So, the True Loop actually reduces test time on quiet circuits. It will increase accuracy on noisy circuits, and it gives test indication of circuit noise. So, if you actually look at the picture there, you can see a bar across the top with a little green dot in it. That there is our confidence meter, and that's painted to us. And that will give a complete analysis of the circuit noise that you're getting. It's fast, it's accurate, it's stable, and it gives you repeatable readings as well. Reduced need for multiple tests. You don't have to keep doing tests. If you're picking up a lot of noise, you might want to do one, two, three tests to try and get a good reading. This does it for you. So, while it's doing the test, it's filtering the noise, and it's giving you the best reading possible. That basically means it gives you a much better trust in the three-wire and two-wire non-chip loop testing that you're carrying out. Customised while RCD testing. This is something new that we have here. So, you only test the functions of the RCD that you need to test, which reduces any unnecessary testing times. So, if you don't want to do all your tests, you can actually remove these and just do less tests. It gives you a combined trip time and ramp testing as well. And it's simple to access and change in the settings. Simply go to the RCD setting, come all the way down to your customisable RCD test, and you can remove by pressing the enable and disable function on the MFT. That gives you a variance of flexibility for doing diagnostic testing if it's required. And, of course, all the results are compatible with your CertSuite software. So, we have an automated test sequence for the EV charge point testing when you're using it with the EVCA210. So, that will allow you to do the DC monitor test, the 6 milliamp DC protection. It will do your 30 milliamp type BRCD, and it gives you a combined RCD and RDC DD devices. And all these tests are configurable. So, if you left it in standard, you would do six AC tests and your two DC monitor tests as well. It does have auto start on connection to the supply, and it's compatible, as I said before, with the EVCA210. Incidentally, gentlemen, let me just go one step back. The loop test on version 9 update now, it now has the fully auto start on the loop test as well. I'm sure that would have been a question that's going to be asked at the end. So, the software certification integration. It works with Android, iOS on the apps, all done via Bluetooth. And it auto reconnects with the device. So, if you turn off the MFT, it disconnects the Bluetooth. And then when you turn it back on again, it automatically connects to the MFT. There's no going into your settings on your mobile device, your phone or your iPad or anything like that. Don't go into your settings. Don't go into your Bluetooth function. Just literally tap the MFT function on the search suite, and it automatically finds your MFT if it's switched on. The mobile device confirmation of a successful data transfer. What that basically means is you don't even need to see the certificate that you're working on. When you send the results on the MFT, it will actually tell you that the results have gone and been sent to your search suite. There is a web browser option for it. So, it will work with your Windows. And if your PC, MacBook or your laptop has Bluetooth, you can even send it across via the Bluetooth function as well on that. saying that, now you can just manually put the results in. And it will allow more than one person to work on one certificate at the same time. Automatic ready to send hotkey after each measurement. So, as soon as you've done the test, you tell the tester where you want to send it. And it's literally simple. Press the button, turn the dial to select what circuit you're on, and away you go. That just makes it very quick, very smooth to use. And effectively, what that means is that you choose what test that you want to do and send. So, if you want to do all your dead testing, you can do. If you want to do all your live testing, you can do. If you want to do a circuit on its own and then do the next circuit, you can do. The choice is yours. You have complete freedom to do the testing and send the results as you see fit. The transfer test results, if anyone's actually seen this, if you've not, please come and see us at any of the exhibitions. It is instantaneous. The moment you press the button, it is sent straight into your certificate. Instantaneous. And, of course, there's easy tagging of any of the results before you actually send them as well. Auto-load result to the correct schedule table of the location. As I said before, because you're telling it where you're sending it to and you've got your certificate on your mobile device, it's very simple and easy to send it to there. And, again, as already mentioned, you can have concurrent users. So, you can actually have you and one other person working on the circuit, working on the certificate that you're on the site, and you can be downloading into it, and they can be downloading into it if they have a separate mobile device, or they can be manually putting the results in at the same time. The choice is all yours. It's that simple. Accessories. Okay. So, we now have a new test lead set. So, hopefully, you've seen those. Much better compared to our previous leads. They have 4mm to 4mm connectors. That makes it a bit easier if you're using socket adapters as well. We have the Megger socket adapters. So, there's no need to be turning the leads around to do that. You can just use those straightforward connectors. Separate long-range probes. So, the probes are now, as you can see, they're much longer, much more easier to hold and get into things with. And we also have the thin probe tip for switch panel terminal accessories. So, that makes it a lot easier as well. The grabbers, as I like to call them, the Sigourney Weavers, because when you actually use the grabbers, it looks like the alien, which is really, really quite good. They are really, really good, and they're high strength as well. So, it makes it a lot better when you're trying to get into those smaller terminations, the smaller cable points. You can get on with the grabbers a lot, lot better. But, of course, we do have the standard crocodile clips that come with the tester as well. Remote switch probe. That's the item on the right-hand side of the screen, the red and black probe. A lot of people don't know what that's for or don't actually use it, when really, it's quite good. It replaces your red lead, and it has a test button on it. So, you can actually operate the tester from that probe. So, that's a lot better as well. So, it stops you from having to worry about having that third hand to press the test button. If you need to, you can just press the test button on the smart remote probe, and that will do the test for you. Mains plug to three times four mil instrument connectors. So, that's the SIA10 lead. That's your mains adapter lead there. You can see that there with the plug and the red, green, and blue ends on it. What comes with it is the three-wire earth test lead kit. So, you can now go out and do your earth resistance testing using the X1. It does two-wire, three-wire, and it also does the attach rod technique. So, that's something some people are getting involved with. Certainly, when it comes to doing EV points, that's why you need to be checking your earth connections on the ground. And, of course, the new case. Much, much better case. Lots of comments on this. It's got room for all those accessories and a few more with a zip on the front. And you've also got a little bit at the top for documents that you can put in the top as well. Excuse me. And if you so desire, you have the optional fused leads that you can get to use it with the MFT. That, I think, is... it on the presentation. I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have. It has gone very quickly. I do apologize about that. But, yes. So, if anybody does have any questions, then I'm here to answer any and all questions that you may have. Okay. So, I see we've got a question there from Michael. Is 32 gigabyte SD card included? No, it's not, Michael. We let you get your own SD cards with that. They're fairly low cost to pick up. It doesn't have to be 32 gig. As long as it's no more than 32 gig and greater than 4 gig, and you'll be perfectly fine with that. But they are quite reasonably priced. I'm not sure what the other one... Is it begging? Is what begging? Not too sure about that one. Can the test be carried out on 110 volt? Yes, it can. Yeah. Same as the 1700s. No problem at all. Okay. So, there's a question there that John has asked about support for the 1741 plus. There is a set time period that any tester, when it becomes obsolete, we need to support for. I believe, and I can double check on this, but I believe it's a three-year period. So, once a tester becomes obsolete, we need to maintain support for it. For that tester for at least three years. I will double check on that. And I can put that to my social media, and I can let Curtis know, and you can put that out with any links that he may have. Next one. Ian Mitchell. When you do a battery swap, is any test data lost? No. No test data is lost at all. The only thing that you will lose is because it doesn't store any results. If you do a test, and you have your results on there, and you swap the battery out before you send it, then you will need to redo that single test. But the actual X1 does not store any test results in it. You send the results immediately to your search suite software. Why red, not brown? It's a long-standing question that we get asked all the time. No regulation to the colors of the test leads, and we've always been red, I'm afraid. Nigel. Can I from experience of fused leads end up giving very high lead resistances, so you end up going for non-fused leads? How do you solve this? It's not really that it's an issue. Fused test leads do tend to give out a high resistance, which is why most people don't use fused test leads in their meters. We have fuses within our testers that is added protection, so you don't need to use fused test leads. That's why we don't supply fused test leads with the tester. But yes, it does give out a high resistance, and that's all to do with the fuses that are in the leads. Not at the moment, Michael. The MFT measure power or watts and current. What you've got on the MFT, if I can go back to the presentation and see if I can find the bigger picture for you. Always the way. I have to go through absolutely everything. Apologies. Bear with me, gents. So you can see on the screen, there on the left-hand dial, there is a picture of a clamp. So you can actually use the tester with CTs. You can purchase those. It's the MCC 1010, and that's the current clamp that you can use on the tester at the moment. Any more questions, gents? I think we've got all the questions asked. I think it has flown. I do apologize. Is there anything else that anyone would like to ask? Okay. What I will say then is, obviously, we do the ELEX events. Please come and see us at the ELEX events. The next one in November is at Sandown. And as I said, we will have the ability to update your tester while at the events. If you want to bring your X1 along, we can update it. Please keep checking the Megger website for the latest version, and it will tell you what the other versions are. But if you turn the right-hand dial of your – sorry, the left-hand dial to the settings function and scroll all the way across to the far end of the settings, and it will tell you on there what version you're on if you're not sure. But version 9 is the latest version at the moment, and that will give you the auto start on the loop test, which I know is a big contention for a lot of people, and that's what they wanted. So Nigel, you've asked if the MFT X1 will allow you more multimeter functions such as low voltages, e.g. 0 to 10 volts. Well, it gives you the voltage, so it will measure up. I'm not too sure as to what level it would be, but yes, it will give you low voltages, yes. Is it possible to send the test data to a micro SD card? Thank you, Ian. No, unfortunately, it's not. Not currently. It's something that we could look on. The thing is, if you have the SD card in the tester at the moment and you put it in with an update, if you leave the SD card in, of course, every time you switch it on, the MFT will see the update and will just try and do an update every single time. So, at the moment, it doesn't give you the ability to send results to an SD card. So, it's purely to your mobile device, PC, or iPad for the search week software. What is the min-max current measurement? I would need to look that up for you, Michael. I can't remember off the top of my head. I can find that out, and again, it would be something that I can give to Curtis, who he can put into the link for you. I was waiting for that question. What is the cost? So, if I tell you what the list price is, the list price is £2290. None of you will pay £2290. If you do, you'll be your local distributor's new best friend. The best thing to do is speak to your local wholesaler and see what kind of price they will do for you. What I will tell you is that the current online market price for the MFT X1 is round about the £1350 mark. Anything else? It looks like that's everything. That's a lot of questions there, guys. Thank you for bringing them through. Thank you, Lee, for answering them as well. Thank you for an interesting presentation as well. A bit quick. No, it was good. It was fantastic. I see there's a couple more questions coming through here from Ian and Dan. I'm not sure if you want to touch on those. If you do, Lee, I'll be putting in this link as well to the Megger site where you can learn a bit more about the MFT X1 as well, kind of the support function there. So yeah, Lee, it's up to you if you want to answer those questions or shall we wrap up today's session? I'm not seeing your lines come through. I'm very blessed they've not come through at my end. That's okay. Give me one second. I can bring them through. Right. Okay. So I've got the one from Ian. Is there a function to test SPS devices? I'm assuming you mean the surge protection devices there, Ian. It's something that we are currently working on, hopefully at some point soon. What is the accuracy when testing close to source, i.e. range of? So, okay. So when testing close to the source, we now have on the loop test side, you have the ability to do a two-wire HR, which is a high resolution. So it gives you the extra decimal point. So it means you can work a little bit closer to the source. So fairly similar to the LTW425, which gives you that extra decimal point. And that was it. Perfect. Yeah. I think that's everything. Okay. Amazing. Again, thank you, Lee, for joining us today. Thank you to everyone that's joining us today as well. If you're a part of the six-week training series, I'll see you again next Monday at 6pm, where we'll be discussing online procurement and the digitisation of that side of buying products. As well, guys, thank you for joining us. And as a thank you, this session is also sponsored by Tradify. So after today's session, this session ends, you'll be getting an email, which gives you a unique code, special code, to get you 50% off Tradify for six months. So please check that out. It's a fantastic platform for you guys to potentially bring into your business. Okay, guys. Well, last time, thank you again to Lee. Thank you again to Megger And thank you for everyone for joining us today. I hope you all have a lovely evening. Cheers, everyone. Bye-bye. Thanks, guys.