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Keep going kid, the hole you're digging is getting deeper.

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I don't know what all the fuss is about, i once spent and age trying to find out why an RCD wouldn't trip, i was testing on the supply side, took a while for the penny to drop, and not before i had stripped the bloody thing out before i realised what i had done.

So maybe i am a waste of space after all! :dunce2:
I never inferred that about you. This OP seems to get a lot of grief and I felt he was about to get a load more when he just wanted some help. I guess I was wrong.
 
I don't know what all the fuss is about, i once spent and age trying to find out why an RCD wouldn't trip, i was testing on the supply side, took a while for the penny to drop, and not before i had stripped the bloody thing out before i realised what i had done.

So maybe i am a waste of space after all! :dunce2:
Howard you have over 720 Thanks from us members here, your no waste of time M8, there are numties here though, and shhh, Don't tell anyone but there may be one in this thread hehe, I said maybe lol
 
Yes, I would for a dead accurate reading of device not affected by earth leakage out on the circuit.
I'm completely at a loss to understand what you're saying here. A bit back you're backing his method when it was pointed out (calmly and respectfully) that he was carrying out the test wrongly now you appear to be backing up what I said but only to get "a dead accurate reading"
Why would you not want a dead accurate reading?
 
I'm completely at a loss to understand what you're saying here. A bit back you're backing his method when it was pointed out (calmly and respectfully) that he was carrying out the test wrongly now you appear to be backing up what I said but only to get "a dead accurate reading"
Why would you not want a dead accurate reading?
Is he not just trying to confirm if unit is faulty. Probably only a got a bathroom light and a fan on load of this unit. He done I/R and ZS and said it was good. Why disconnect load in this case? just more for him to do? That was where I was coming from.
 
Continuity of CPC was proved.

That is a very good idea Spark68 and I should have done that.



Would you not test the circuit as well Trev? When you test an RCD in a CU you test that on the circuit somewhere, generally a socket?
does this mean you carried out a Zs?

and if so have you disturbed anything sinse then....but before attempting RCD testing?
 
I'm completely at a loss to understand what you're saying here. A bit back you're backing his method when it was pointed out (calmly and respectfully) that he was carrying out the test wrongly now you appear to be backing up what I said but only to get "a dead accurate reading"
Why would you not want a dead accurate reading?

I suppose really its a 'live' accurate reading. A 'dead' accurate reading wouldn't be great for a RCD test..

Sorry Trev, couldn't resist... just trying to lighten the mood!
 
well happy hippy you need to revisit the job and do what trev has said ...

disconnect load side and test at load side .

prove the rcd . take it from there.


take a spare if its a long way to wholesalers
 
oye happy/hipy:

how did you prove continuity of CPC?

was a Zs carried out...?

after all fronts/accessories were fixed into their final positions?
 
I see what you're getting at but it's the correct way to carry out the test. Forgive my ---- retentiveness

Honestly that's cool. I seemed to of ****ed everyone off in this thread tonight. I gonna go watch Moto GP highlights and shout a the TV instead :)
 

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