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Hello all.
I haven't been posting for a while but I have been 'lurking' as Rpa put it . Life gets in the way of things!
I rarely come across a broken ring, but I now have a broken line conductor on a ring (or rather a poor connection somewhere) R1=1000ohms, R2=0.61ohms, can't member On but it was fine.
Before I have used the wander lead method to track it down but this house is very Higgle de piggledy with sockets every where so I was trying to think of a better way.
When I split the ring at a socket I get 0v on one of the lines so I thought I could do the following but I wanted to ask opinions in case I'm missing something:
1. Split ring anywhere
2. Test for voltage on both L in that socket (one will have 230v, the other 0)
3. Test for continuity between the L in the socket that has 230V and both L's in the CU (one will have continuity the other will not)
4. Connect up the L in the CU that has continuity.
5. Test each socket on ring with plug in tester for voltage. Those that are live are NOT the faulty ones.
6. Reconnect broken socket and break ring at a different socket.
7. Go back to number 2.
Cheers guys, it's feels good to post again
I haven't been posting for a while but I have been 'lurking' as Rpa put it . Life gets in the way of things!
I rarely come across a broken ring, but I now have a broken line conductor on a ring (or rather a poor connection somewhere) R1=1000ohms, R2=0.61ohms, can't member On but it was fine.
Before I have used the wander lead method to track it down but this house is very Higgle de piggledy with sockets every where so I was trying to think of a better way.
When I split the ring at a socket I get 0v on one of the lines so I thought I could do the following but I wanted to ask opinions in case I'm missing something:
1. Split ring anywhere
2. Test for voltage on both L in that socket (one will have 230v, the other 0)
3. Test for continuity between the L in the socket that has 230V and both L's in the CU (one will have continuity the other will not)
4. Connect up the L in the CU that has continuity.
5. Test each socket on ring with plug in tester for voltage. Those that are live are NOT the faulty ones.
6. Reconnect broken socket and break ring at a different socket.
7. Go back to number 2.
Cheers guys, it's feels good to post again