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  1. G

    Earth leakage circuit breaker

    From a brief bit of Internet research my understanding is earth leakage circuit breakers monitor voltage on the CPC rather than an inbalance in current between L &N as an RCD does. Is this correct?
    • goasis
    • Thread
    • breaker circuit circuit breaker earth earth leakage leakage
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. P

    Earth leakage problem with Karcher pressure washer

    Hi all. Talented amateur here, stage electrician at school 1971 - 74 and have done much DIY electrical work iover the years, including central heating systems. I worked for several years for the residential division of Honeywell Control Systems and wrote many installation and user instructions...
  3. spud1

    Can I measure the level DC 'leakage' current piggy backing on an AC supply?

    Hi ! Much talk of the use of type A, type B and Type F RCDs recently. As we know all are specified at varying levels to ignore the blinding effects of transient DC currents, that are being superimposed on our AC circuits by modern technology. But is there a means to measure the level of this...
  4. W

    Earth leakage clamp meter

    Hi It’s a bad setup but I went for a call out in the night in a residential unit. There’s a rcd in its own enclosure feeding a 14 way board that had tripped. I reset it didn’t trip. I passed 2 mornings later and still hadn’t tripped. Whilst there on first visit I stuck my earth leakage clamp...
  5. H

    current leakage to earthing line

    can some one help me with this problem? I have one spike guard which has only neutral and line wires. but the sockets on the spike guard are 3 pin, the problem I am facing is that : I am getting current into my earthing line, I have got shocked many times from chargers, fridge surfaces, etc. I...
  6. G

    typical earth leakage values

    hi all, If there is such a thing as 'typical' values, what, in your experience would you consider these to be from equipment such as pc's and other IT, washing machines and any other significant sources? thanks
  7. Z

    Fluorescent light fittings earth leakage

    Hi everyone, I have measured an earth leakage on twin Flo light fittings (2x58W fittings) in open plan office. Office has 18x twin Flo light fittings which are divided into 3 separate circuits, and 3x (10A) RCBOs for each circuit. I have reading of 3mA at each light fitting. 2x circuits are...
  8. Dartlec

    Joys of "Park" homes - Can an RCD be described as "Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker" ?

    Seems to be my month for finding odd bodges by supposed professionals. Installing an external socket in a shed today at a park home (non-mobile home) and find this label on the consumer unit: and this behind the door: It looks like the CU was installed at the factory and then shipped with...
  9. E

    UK Earth leakage issues.

    Hi all. Im looking for some help regards a massive earth leakage issue in a new i installation Its a little more complicated than this but its hard to explain. New board 16 way tails splits due to old board still i operation for new few weeks. Large 4 bed house. Pme system. Earth verified...
  10. HVManiac

    Is there a potential earth leakage or is it something else?

    I'm facing an electrical issue in my house since last Christmas. When the lights or appliance with motor in any room are turned off/on the TV would go out and come back on in a short span (as if the power went out and came back in a second). I recently had some mishaps where my two older PCs PSU...
  11. T

    Can anyone recommend an inexpensive good earth leakage clamp meter

    Can anyone recommend an inexpensive good earth leakage clamp meter
  12. Zdb

    Computer earth leakage value (mA)

    I know every computer/equipment type will have a slighty different earth leakage stated by the manufacturer, however I was wondering what people use as a "rule of thumb" value when designing ring final circuits in offices intended to be used for computers. I was thinking 1.5mA per computer inc...
  13. E

    Earth Leakage in Processing Plant

    Hi Guys, Have a problem with a Omron Switch mode power supply & Omron Control Relay Which is only switching a 3phase mixer paddle to stir liquid while in the heating process. The control gear is fed from a single phase supply plugged into a RCD protected socket. The Rcd trips within 9ms @ X1. I...
  14. B

    Clamp meter and earth leakage tester

    How do you use clamp meter? Do you just clamp the line? Or line and neutral? Also been working with a couple of guys that have earth leakage meters and one clamps the line and neutral and the other clamps the earth? Can someone tell me the correct ways? Thanks
  15. A

    Fridge tripping

    Hi My name is Allen Brauteseth from Cape Town South Africa. I am a Qualified electrician and am sitting with a problem being I have a commercial fridge for cold drinks that trips out the earth leakage after running for 10 minutes please could someone help me as the supplier says there isn't...
    • allenb
    • Thread
    • after commercial earth earth leakage fridge leakage minutes not uk tripping
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. T

    How to locate earth leakage wiring fault [Home wiring].

    Hello Everyone, I am from India. Things were good [seemed to be good] with temporary electric connection [single phase, 230v] to our new house. Now when we are organizing electrical wiring, dividing phases, installing ELCB, the problem started occuring. Now the electricity connection is of 3...
  17. F

    earth leakage

    got a new toy ha ha clamped my new earth leakage clamp around my earth cable local to consumer and was getting 5mili amp leakage question what mainly causes the earth leakage other than computers fridges etc
  18. ELECNEWT

    EARTH LEAKAGE CLAMP METER

    I am looking at buying an earth leakage clamp meter AMECaL ST-9810 (£59) or a Megger DCM305E (on offer at £194). The only use will be mainly domestic fault finding. Any opinions will be most welcome.
    • ELECNEWT
    • Thread
    • clamp earth earth leakage earth leakage clamp meter leakage meter
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. F

    Earth leakage High.

    Hi All, I had a nuisance rcd tripping fault at a job , I bought a Megger DCM305E earth leakage clamp, which identified the suspect circuit which I swapped out with an RCBO and problem solved! Ive come home and checked my L-N incomings just to see and I’m showing a 513MA leakage? My board...
  20. Bobby34

    Good mid range earth leakage clamp meter

    Could anybody reccommend a good earth leakage clamp meter, specifically one that measures low mA's to find any small earth leakage current that may cause nuisance tripping? Megger is my usual go to but don't want to fork out more than around the £100 mark if I'm able to get something pretty...

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