Mark Bass LM II pat test?

[ibanez]

Will doing a pat test on this amp without a cab plugged in damage it? Fussy venue, band getting rigs tested but I'm not there, so no cab plugged in.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

It'll be fine. Its only valve amps where you'd need to worry about this.

[Phil Starr]

I don't think there is an issue here either but you could ask the venue if their insurance will cover your amp if it is damaged by their tester.

 

We had a venue try to book us for a cancellation, they wanted public liability insurance (what you don't have your own?!) and PAT testing. We do have insurance but no PAT testing. When I said we wouldn't do the gig because we didn't have time and the expense for a one off gig made it uneconomic it suddenly wasn't a problem A lot of social clubs in particular are run by committees who are unrealistic about what a band can provide at the ridiculously low charges we ask.

[ibanez]

Thanks, both. It's a charity organisation, who are no doubt tied up in reams of paperwork. None of our other regular venues have ever required this. I have a bunch of stickers, but they want a certificate listing the kit, signed by the tester.

 

[BassmanPaul]

Maybe I'm a bit slow today but what is a PAT test? 

[NickA]

Portable Appliance Test.  Hence PAT test is, like PIN number, a misnomer. but everyone says it.  Checks electrical equipment that's connected to mains to ensure no-one will get a belt off it ...in theory.

 

The test...Checks the plug earth pin is connected to any exposed metalwork and checks there is no leakage from live or neutral to ground.

 

Venues and health and safety oiks think it makes electrical kit safe to use and that it's lethal otherwise.

 

I have a PAT machine and a roll of stickers and a log book of stuff tested.  Easily done, I'm m not convinced it's worth the fuss but easier to do it than convince a health a safety oik that it's a waste of time.