Megger

Article summary

Megger Group Limited (also known as Megger) is a British manufacturing company that manufactures electronic test equipment and measuring instruments for electrical power applications. Megger is known for its electrical insulation testers. It supplies products related to the following areas: cable fault locating, earth/ground testing, low resistance measuring, power quality, electrical wiring, insulation testers, multimeters, portable appliance testers, clamp-on meters, current transformers, etc.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1922 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1895-02-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "1922". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1895-02-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365253760