If your work includes installing, maintaining, or repairing
electrical systems, you need the right test eqipment.  Whether
you're trying to determine if a circuit is safe to work on or
what kind of corrective action to take, your analysis is only as
good as your test equipment. Over time, maintenance departments,
contracting firms, and the individuals they employ acquire a
wide range of test instruments. Some are specialized, while some
are just plain essential for jobs that require adequate test
equipment, like installation and startup testing, predictive
maintenance, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, corrective
maintenance, and extended monitoring.  But what if you have to
replace all of your test equipment on a tight budget? Or suppose
you need to outfit a new crew or update an existing crew's
equipment? What test equipment would you — or they — be unable
to do without? The answer depends largely on the work you are
doing, but most of us share the same basic test equipment needs.
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