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hey, could some explain how to do an insulation test, to niceic Test standards, of how you should do it when YOUR being assesed. correct procedures, aimed at those whos just done it and passed cheers
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set your meter to M ohms select 1000 v d.c. place one croc clip on nic mans right -------- and one on his left get your camera out and take a pic of his face as you press the test button value to record on cert,OUCHhey, could some explain how to do an insulation test, to niceic Test standards, of how you should do it when YOUR being assesed. correct procedures, aimed at those whos just done it and passed cheers
and before anybody else says it .yes im talking bo--ocksset your meter to m ohms select 1000 v d.c. Place one croc clip on nic mans right -------- and one on his left get your camera out and take a pic of his face as you press the test button Value to record on cert,ouch:d
im sorry sir i thought you was allowed to have a laugh on hereanyone like to added to easyfox's mature comment, unlike paul M's....
are you allowed to do it just from the meter tails on a new installation ? or do you have to do each circuit L - N, L - cpc, n - cpc ?
or can you do it from the main breaker and test the whole lot ?
also do you have to test each lighting circuit open and closed, or just doing it all closed ok ?
can add in there the stuff which your not allowed to do, but people still do it, making u fail?
anyone like to added to easyfox's mature comment, unlike paul M's....
are you allowed to do it just from the meter tails on a new installation ? or do you have to do each circuit L - N, L - cpc, n - cpc ?
or can you do it from the main breaker and test the whole lot ?
also do you have to test each lighting circuit open and closed, or just doing it all closed ok ?
can add in there the stuff which your not allowed to do, but people still do it, making u fail?
set your meter to M ohms select 1000 v d.c. place one croc clip on nic mans right -------- and one on his left get your camera out and take a pic of his face as you press the test button value to record on cert,OUCH
so if they ask for line and neutral together is that both wires between the teeth of the croc clips at the consumer and test to cpc. is it just the ins test that they dont like you disconnecting the cpc or is it for all tests?
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Testing the circuits individually
lets say that test above is for testing from the tails, so when doing it individually do you have to remove the cpc and neutral, use a croc clip for them and use the probe onto the breaker?
can the test be done, having the supply isolated, all breakers on. and testing by using the probes onto the earth bar & neutral bar.
neutral bar & isolated side of the main breaker? is this ok?
- (my emphaisis)Simple installations that contain no distribution circuits should be tested as a whole.
The tests should be carried out with the main switch off, all fuses in place, switches and cct breakers closed, lamps removed, and flourescent and discharge luminaires and other equipment disconnected.
Where the removal of lamps and/or the disconnection of current using eqpt is impractical, the local switches controlling such lamps and/or eqpt. should be open.
To perform the test in a complex installation it may need to be sub-divided into its component parts.
thankyou in advanced, please quote where i've gone wrong cheers
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Hello, Just read your comments. I am in the same position. I have a feed from the lighting circuit to a fused double pole switch which goes to a transformer for a shower pump.hey, could some explain how to do an insulation test, to niceic Test standards, of how you should do it when YOUR being assesed. correct procedures, aimed at those whos just done it and passed cheers
Thanks for your reply.you could not IR L/N as the transformer and neons would give a low reading. all you could do would be join L/N and IR to E.
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