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Have to say Meterel not been very helpful here. Has anyone any experience of using the current clamps on domestics where you cannot get your current and voltage stakes in the ground near the property? I have a project where it is TNCS, in very rural area prone to loss of Neutral. I have...
Hello, I need to understand whether a DC motor is sturdy or not. The support person told me to measure the armature and field winding resistance. How to measure DC motor field winding resistance? Would you help me with this topic ? I measure the armature connections between both windings as...
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A question about R1+R2 testing. I’m testing a lighting circuit. It’s an old circuit with old colours. In the control panel feeding the circuit there is no earth cable feeding the lighting circuit, only an earth cable bonding the control panel to the strands of the armoured cable...
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I’m fairly new to all things electrical but I’ve recently taken more of an interest after having a CU fitted to my shed.
Is it possible to measure the impedance or resistance of an AC circuit with a basic multimeter? I tried to do this by connected each electrode over the positive and...
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Much talk of the use of type A, type B and Type F RCDs recently.
As we know all are specified at varying levels to ignore the blinding effects of transient DC currents, that are being superimposed on our AC circuits by modern technology.
But is there a means to measure the level of this...
Just installed an UPS and I have a multi-meter that I use to check if a wall outlet is grounded
Just tried it on one of the UPS outlets (2 prong) by placing the multi-meter red probe to the metal and the black one to the right side of the outlet and it reads 0
Is this normal? Same measurement...
Afternoon all. I’m looking to invest in a clamp meter but want want that will measure milli amps (nuisance tripping etc). The megger 305 seems the best about; is there any others out there? TIA.
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Which value is best to record in a certificate or report, a max measured or a calculated Zs?
I know Sparkies who do it both ways, but personally I take measured values at all the points of utilization to find the highest, then I calculate Ze+(my highest R1+R2) for the circuit and...
I'm toying with a digital distance measure for my Christmas pressie for me...had one a few years ago but I never trusted it and always ended up checking with a steel tape.
So...do you use a digital tape measure, and to what extent do you trust it?
Over how long (or short) a distance do you...
I have got a new Mt1720 Megger tester and it measures to 999 Megohms. the old one my boss loaned out to me and my assesment testers only go up to 299 Megohms. Why do they go so high now?
I have my AM2 exam and the question I have is how would you confirm supply polarity?
Would you do the following tests:-
L1-L2 L1-L3 L2-L3
L1-N L2 - N L3-N
L1-E L2- E L3-E doing this you should expect 400V reading?
Finally, test Neutral to Earth and expect to be 0 volts.
Would the main...
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my fatmax Xl tape measure snapped today absolutely gutted - it only lasted 8 years of daily use!
Anyone recommend me a good one?
I’d like to get an all metric one this time,
and must have good stand out, think my fatmax could do 3m
Cheers
Sam
Hello all, recently I was installing some new downlights in a large kitchen, and trying to measure the room width/length alone was a nightmare with a tape measure so I did some research on laser distance measures and they seem to be a good way to go.
Has anyone ever owned one and are they as...
Hi, I'm trying to buy a Proteus isolator the same diamensions as the two that we already have. The current two are mounted and cannot be turned off to be opened without severe disruption to find out the rating.
So, I would be grateful if someone could measure the diamensions of one you may...
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