- Reaction score
- 0
Definitly has an earth wire lol. What do u mean by terminated to anything?I would start by checking for the existence of an earth wire in the plug.
then look in the machine to see if it is terminated to anything.
Discuss Does anyone use the UNI-T 528 test tool in the Electrical Testing & PAT Testing Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net
Definitly has an earth wire lol. What do u mean by terminated to anything?I would start by checking for the existence of an earth wire in the plug.
then look in the machine to see if it is terminated to anything.
What is the earth wire connected to a screw terminail?Definitly has an earth wire lol. What do u mean by terminated to anything?
It was screwed via a tab at the end of the earth wire onto the metal frame of the chillerWhat is the earth wire connected to a screw terminail?
I was unable to test the earth continuity...........my machine couldn't read it. Hence my query. I didn't plug it in, custmer insisted on doing so. And an electrician has apparently since been able to pass it. My query was why couldn't my UT528 test it? Was I doing something wrong, or was it outside my machine's capabilities?you should be able to measure earth continuity from this point to the 13A plug, if no continuity then replace cable.
however I am surprised that you would plug it in after discovering a fault in the earth.
Thanks for your patience James. I am new to this so maybe don't use the right words. I do of course understand that I should be able to measure the continuity of any piece of wire, and that is exactly what I was trying to do with my UT528 on this appliance. Usually when I test it gives me a reading, which I can then see is either a pass reading or a fail. However on this occasion the machine was just saying "fail", no reading in numbers at all, wherever I attached the probe on the casing, which was all metal. So I was unsure whether it was reading it at all! Or a genuine fault. As it was later passed by another technician I assume I was doing something wrong and was merely trying to find out from you guys what, if anything, I should have been doing. I tested the machine at home on our own fridge and it worked fine, so not the machine. I wonder if I was either not attaching the probe to the correct place, or whether I needed to reset the UT528 for a longer cable or different voltage?You are misunderstanding, you should be able to measure the continuity of any piece of wire from one end to the other.
if you can’t read it on your tester, it is not there to read and is a fault either in your test method or the cable.
. As it was later passed by another technician I assume I was doing something wrong and was merely trying to find out from you guys what, if anything, I should have been doing.
Reply to Does anyone use the UNI-T 528 test tool in the Electrical Testing & PAT Testing Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net
We get it, advertisements are annoying!
Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.