Testing
Snap the item and it fills itself in. Tap Pass, the tag prints, and the report's done.
See it
No typing make and model off a worn plate, and no evening spent writing up the register.
1Snap
2Check
3Pass
4Tag & report
How it works
Take a photo of the item, and a close-up of its rating plate if you like.
Make, model, serial, class and rating fill themselves in. Anything unclear says Check this, and blanks stay blank.
Test it with your own tester, then tap Pass or Fail. Add the readings, or import them from your tester later.
The tag prints with a QR on it, and the item's on your customer's register, ready for the PDF report.
What you can test
Appliances, leads, power boards and tools. Every item lands on your customer's register with its photo, result, tag number and retest date.
The records
SparkyBuddy helps you record and report your testing to AS/NZS 3760. You do the testing as the licensed worker; it keeps the records.
Every item, its result and retest date, the totals, and who tested it with their licence number and a signature line.
Each item you snap keeps its photo on the customer's register, so next time you know exactly what you tested.
Failures get their own section in the report, with bigger photos and a photo of the fault.
Pick your test instrument once per job. Its serial and calibration due date go on the report, with a warning if it's out of date.
Plant rooms and basements are fine. Snaps wait on your phone and fill in once you're back in signal.
Next time, scan the QR on the tag to open the item and retest it. No hunting through a list.
Bring in your tester's export file (CSV or Excel). Results land on the right items by tag number or QR.
What you need
iPhone or Android, with the camera you already carry.
Any brand. Keep testing the way you do now.
The PT-P710BT or PT-E560BT.
24 mm laminated TZe tape. 12, 18 and 36 mm work too.
Tags print on a Brother PT-P710BT or PT-E560BT Bluetooth label printer with 24 mm laminated TZe tape, at the tape's exact size with your logo and details.
No. You do the testing, with your own calibrated tester, the same as now. SparkyBuddy records each item with its photo and result, prints the tag and puts together the report.
It helps you record and report your testing to AS/NZS 3760: the item, its class, the result, who tested it, the test instrument and its calibration, and when it's due again. The testing itself, and the decisions on site, are still yours as the licensed worker.
Use a Brother PT-P710BT or PT-E560BT Bluetooth label printer with 24 mm laminated TZe tape. 12 mm, 18 mm and 36 mm TZe tape work too (36 mm on a Brother that takes it), and so do the 62 mm Brother roll, 29 x 90 mm Brother labels and A4 label sheets.
No. Keep using the tester you have, whatever the brand. Add it once with its serial number and calibration due date. It goes on every test and on the report, and you're warned if it's out of calibration.
Keep going. Each snap waits on your phone, shows Reading… and fills itself in when you're back in signal. Nothing is lost.
Yes. Send them the PDF report to keep: every item, its result and retest date, the test instrument, and the failed items in their own section with photos. For a big site, send it without photos to keep the file small.
Yes. Export a CSV or Excel file from your tester's software and import it on the job. Check the columns once and save them for next time. Results attach to items by tag number or the QR on the tag, and importing the same file twice doesn't add anything twice.
Each one stays with its item on your customer's register, so next time you can see what you tested last time. A small copy goes in the PDF report. They stay in your business's account and only go to your customer when you send the report.
Testing works alongside your jobs, quotes, invoices and certificates in SparkyBuddy. See all the features
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