Fault finding on ring final circuit

[Bradley6969]

Bradley if your doing your AM2 my only advice is if you locate a fault but don’t think it could be that simple don’t panic or over think things. One of the faults we had thrown at us was a blown lamp on a lighting circuit. And yes you couldn’t remove said lamp to test it properly. I will have a look through some of my books to see if they have pics and easy explanations for you.

Thanks I’ve done build today have 1 circuit left and then testing and then fault finding either tomorrow or wednesday

 

[koldwater]

.. Fault finding is a key skill, learnt on the job, from others .....

Welcome to the 21st century, where real-world simulation software can train and test you on electrical troubleshooting (Fault finding) by creating so many simulated faults for you to troubleshoot, it would take you literally years to gain that experience OJT. (Our mother company sells the electrical troubleshooting training and testing software series.)

 

[Jakegood]

I find it is easiest to break the ring in the middle and also at the board. You are then left with two radial circuits, easier to work with.

 

[Bradley6969]

I find it is easiest to break the ring in the middle and also at the board. You are then left with two radial circuits, easier to work with.

Yeah that’s what I did I passed everything else but failed fault finding when I was doing ring I was looking for either cross polarity or open or short circuit and believe it or not the fault was a high resistance took me ages to find it

 

[Pete999]

Bad luck Mate sorry to hear you failed

 

[Bradley6969]

Bad luck Mate sorry to hear you failed

Cheers I’ll get it next time

 

[ipf]

Bradley if your doing your AM2 my only advice is if you locate a fault but don’t think it could be that simple don’t panic or over think things. One of the faults we had thrown at us was a blown lamp on a lighting circuit. And yes you couldn’t remove said lamp to test it properly. I will have a look through some of my books to see if they have pics and easy explanations for you.

Why not?.....that's the fault.

 

[Bradley6969]

Why not?.....that's the fault.

Possibly on the old AM2 on the new one there all wiring faults which you’ve got to prove either short circuit, open circuit, high resistance, cross polarity

 

[Pete999]

Cheers I’ll get it next time

Good luck

 

[ipf]

If a lamp has blown you'll get no difference to any readings, L and N are clear anyway. Are you testing each switch circuit to see if lamps are OK?.....so basic it's weird!

 

[Bradley6969]

If a lamp has blown you'll get no difference to any readings, L and N are clear anyway. Are you testing each switch circuit to see if lamps are OK?.....so basic it's weird!

No idea my fault was on intermediate lights was the lights wasn’t working as a intermediate should and the fault was no continuity between of the strappers on the last switch

 

[ipf]

No idea my fault was on intermediate lights was the lights wasn’t working as a intermediate should and the fault was no continuity between of the strappers on the last switch

So, was it incorrectly connected, a faulty switch connection or a damaged/broken conductor?

 

[Octopus]

Welcome to the 21st century, where real-world simulation software can train and test you on electrical troubleshooting (Fault finding) by creating so many simulated faults for you to troubleshoot, it would take you literally years to gain that experience OJT. (Our mother company sells the electrical troubleshooting training and testing software series.)

Bold statements in here, not that it would really help ....

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[Bradley6969]

So, was it incorrectly connected, a faulty switch connection or a damaged/broken conductor?

Open circuit so broken conductor between one of the strappers making incorrectly function

 

[ipf]

Bold statements in here, not that it would really help ....

Are you here advertising?

It'd be useful for a house basher, that....millions of fault possibilities, some, I'm sure, completely unheard of, even by the boffins.

 

[static zap]

Open circuit ..... strappers making incorrectly function

Feels like playing with switches ..with an audiance !
As you say , next time .Best Wishes.