The UK’s biggest range of gas test equipment: all at low prices and delivered from stock.

Robin, one of the most famous brands within the UK electrical testing arena, has now partnered with Amprobe to offer a wide range of cost-effective, innovative test equipment specifically designed to make the electrician’s job faster and easier. This includes a brand new range of single, dual and multifunction 17th Edition Installation Testers specifically designed for the UK electrical market.

The new SOLAR-4000 is capable of determining current characteristic values not just from individual PV modules, but also from module strings. The I-V characteristic curve, the short circuit current, open circuit voltage, power, irradiance, temperature and inclination angle are recorded by a 16-bit processor.

The wireless sensor measures the cell temperature without direct contact, as well as the inclination angle and the irradiation in the solar module level. The measurement values are transmitted directly to the main device by radio signal.

After deliberating since January 13, the Court of Appeal has today ruled that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) did indeed act unlawfully. As a result, DECC has lost its appeal, meaning the feed-in tariff will now go back to 43.3p for <4kW systems installed until March 3, 2012.

The three Lords Justices of Appeal announced their reserved judgment this morning following a hearing on January 13.

The court judgement means customers who have installed solar since December 12, and those who intend to install systems before the March 3 cut-off point, will receive the higher feed-in tariff rates for the full 25 years. However, customers who register on or after March 3 will qualify for the current higher rate until April 1, when the FiT will drop to the lower rates, as set out in the October 31 announcement.

Commenting on the decision, Daniel Green, CEO of HomeSun, said: “Four judges, including three in the Court of Appeal, have now called the Government’s actions illegal. That’s a four-nil victory and a decisive ruling that Government may not make retrospective changes to the FiT because, as Lord Justice Moses concludes, to do so ‘would be to take away an existing entitlement without statutory authority.’”

“Both this appeal and the Judicial Review in The High Court would not have been required had DECC simply followed its own process and allowed the industry, that it claims to support, time to prepare for a lower feed-in tariff,” continued Green.

The DECC are currently seeking permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.

Courtesy of Solar Power Portal

This week marks Electrical Fire Safety Week 2012.

From faulty fridges and abandoned irons to dodgy plugs and wiring, electrical equipment can be an unnoticed fire hazard in the home.

Half of all accidental house fires last year were caused by faulty or misused electrical equipment and in 2010, accidental electrical fires in the home resulted in nearly 40 deaths across the country.

Every individual can take steps to help themselves by checking that the electrical equipment they use everyday is in good shape and is operated properly.

Both Seaward Solar Survey 100 & 200 Irradiance Meters are now available at Test4Less! These new meters are capable of measuring more than just light intensity. A built-in digital compass measures roof orientation, and a built-in digital inclinometer measures the roof pitch.

Both are available now and as a Test4Less exclusive offer, have a household energy monitor included free of charge!