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Yes Pete, I noticed he said compliant leads, but he didn't say what they complied with!I would never ever use a non contact volt pen for proving anything live or Dead, a bad video gives the wrong impression for safe isolation, no mention of wether the tester was compliant with GS38 either.
No, a sniff test was all that was requiredDid he give it the lick test?
you mean like with cocaine?No, a sniff test was all that was required
That's what the meter installer used on a recent job to show me that polarity was correct (as well as a plug in socket tester that he took a picture of while plugged in - presumably that counted as his "certificate"...I would never ever use a non contact volt pen for proving anything live or Dead, a bad video gives the wrong impression for safe isolation, no mention of wether the tester was compliant with GS38 either.
Neither would I. I have too many bad experiences with them.I would never ever use a non contact volt pen for proving anything live or Dead.
And women too, perhaps?What he is doing can be done with a normal decent multi meter. But I suppose it is for men who have little idea of electrics.
Shouldn't be doing electrical instruction videos if that is the caseThat's what the meter installer used on a recent job to show me that polarity was correct (as well as a plug in socket tester that he took a picture of while plugged in - presumably that counted as his "certificate"...
He did openly admit he wasn't an electrician tbf.
Interesting, can you explain how to do an earth loop impedance test using a multimeter ? I'm wondering just in case my MFT dies.What he is doing can be done with a normal decent multi meter. But I suppose it is for men who have little idea of electrics.
Interesting, can you explain how to do an earth loop impedance test using a multimeter ? I'm wondering just in case my MFT dies.
Thanks in advance
Why 2 multimetersI guess it could be done with two multimeters and a mildly dodgy setup.
Connect a load between line and earth, take a few readings and calculate the loop impedance!
Ohms is not the measurement you need - you wouldn't set your MFT to low ohms to get a loop impedance reading, you'd set it to loop impedance and let it calculate it.Why 2 multimeters
I have a feeling that when I put my multimeter on the low ohms range and put it across live and earth
(1) the RCD will trip
(2) the meter will go bang
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