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    Weird continuity results on ring

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    Voltage / Continuity Testers - feedback required

    Noon all , I need a new set of Voltage / Continuity test probes and was wondering if anyone has had probs with their testers tripping out rcd's / rcbo's whilst measuring voltage ?? If so please name and shame so i can avoid. Any other input on whats good or bad is also welcome. Quite like...
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    No Earth Continuity on Ring Circuit

    HI all.. Some advice please if possible, i did see a post on here which related to this a few days ago when i first joined, i cant seem to find it now. ON testing earth continuity on a upstairs ring circuit i get zilch, nothing, zero!!! Both L's are good and come back with the same reading for...
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    Puzzling IR & Continuity results on an old Ring Main

    Hi, I'm relatively new to this forum and have not long since qualified. As one of my first job, I recently installed a new CU to feed a large shed. I got the clients provider out to install a service switch so I could safely tail up the new CU. Whilst the engineer was out he plugged his tester...
    • bf2k
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    • continuity main old results ring ring main
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    what is the MOST likely cause of high resistance when testing continuity of cpc

    hi guys, what is the MOST likely cause of high resistance when testing continuity of cpc? I know likely reasons could be loose terminations, bad terminations (e.g not all wiring strands in connection), dirty connectings, ect But what would you say is the MOST likely reason for the high...
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    best practice continuity

    If doing end to end continuity testing on a radial circuit (2391 test board) is there a requirement to carry out R1+R2 as well, and if so what does it prove? I carried out end to end on the board today as some of the circuit used armour as CPC etc and I was told I should have tested R1+ R2 as...
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    no power at socket

    hi guys anybody come across this before, got a call from a landlord to go look at a socket in a rented property,the socket had been working but suddenly stopped.I automatically assumed loose connection or socket faulty nips out with new socket just in case.Got to house whipped the socket front...
    • johnnymacc
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    • before continuity found no power other power socket working
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    continuity testing

    The electrical installation withinthe office and shop includes a separate CPC for each circuit installed withinthe containment system. The socket outlets in the shop area are installed on aring final circuit. a. The method for carrying out thecontinuity of protective conductors for one of...
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    how to test continuity if?

    hi, how would we test contunity of the CPC if we were using SWA and using one of the SWA cores as the CPC? would we simply do a contunity test from each end of the cpc cable
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    why verify the continuity of?

    why its necessary to verify thecontinuity of a. The circuit protective conductorsis b. The ring final circuit conductorsis
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    Question regarding Continuity of Ring Final circuit.

    Can we carry out the continuity test for the ring final by connecting the line, neutral, and cpc end to end at any socket or do we have to identify and disconnect the conductors at the C/U? I am aksing as i think it is much easier to link the line, neutral, and cpc end to end at any socket...
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    Wife shocked when halogen blew

    Please help diagnose: Wife turns on understairs halogen spotlight (metal, earthed fitting). Light flickers, she gets a nasty shock and the rewireable lighting circuit fuse blows. Bulb has blown too. I feel awful as I wired the light myself, but when I come to check it the live is not loose...
    • Siddell
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    • continuity earth halogen house neutral shocked
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    help with testing

    Hi all Wondering if anyone can help, I'm just about to do my testing exam at college and not very confident with the full testing procedure, wondering if anyone could wright out or suggest a good way of remembering the full test procedure from start to finish. Any help would be...
    • unders13
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    • continuity procedure testing tests though
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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