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  1. J

    Insulation resistance test readings.

    Had an interesting one today, ring circuit blown the Mcb in a kitchen apparently a few times over last day or so. It has blown once when nothing was really in use in kitchen so kind of ruling out overload. When turned up and turned it back on it held for maybe 5 minutes before blowing again…...
  2. KeenPensioner

    Insulation Resistance

    As an adult learner I understand that any equipment connected to a circuit that may be damaged by the IR test voltage should be disconnected. I watched an electrician carry out an EICR on a property I rent. On a ring final circuit he removed the plugs fom the sockets before carrying out the...
  3. A

    Help with Low insulation resistance reading

    Hello everyone, Hope you're all well. I'm carrying out an overall/global insulation resistance test on a newly wired 3 phase installation we did recently. I joined all 3 phase together to neutral and tested from the busbar to earth. I'm getting a reading of 1.33MOhms, and here in Ireland, we...
  4. L

    Burned wires on resistance faston connection on professional Coffe machine

    Hi all I have a professional coffe machine working at 220 V and it currently drain about 2,5 kW of power. I have made this simple and horrible schematic here just to explain how it works: Some time ago I changed the fastons on the resistance from brass faston to stainless steel faston and some...
  5. eletric

    Grounding Rod Resistance

    Now I understand why so many people in US have stories of computers blowing up during thunder storms. This is a pretty dumb rule for ground electrodes: If the resistance is over 25 ohms for an electrode, the code requires that an additional electrode be installed at least 6 feet (1829 mm) away...
  6. P

    Can earth electrode resistance values be too good/artefactual?

    Hi all, Would like some advice on the below. Context: Rural French domestic installation TT system Earth rod is situated inside the property, buried in the concrete subfloor Distribution transformer (overhead supply) is very close, on a pole approx 40 metres from the property I did some 3...
  7. S

    Insulation Resistance Testing Am2 - requires to be tested twice

    Hi, I'm a little confused confused is someone can shine some light on the amendment 2 way of doing IR. I know you have to do one 1st fix at 500V DC and then final one at 250V DC when all cables. What I'm confused about is GN3 states: "...sometimes these cables are terminated without further...
  8. M

    AM2S Insulation Resistance Test on RCBO

    Hello, I’ve got my AM2S coming up and I’ve been revising like mad but I’m stuck on something. I’ve read that it’s a 3 phase board with just one RCBO for the ring circuit. Assuming they want me to do a global IR test, can I take the conductors out of the RCBO, switch it off, and then test...
  9. newfutile

    Insulation resistance problems

    During an insulation resistance test IR at an EICR I measured 0.0014 MegOhms from line to earth. When I disconnected the neutral from the neutral bar it's 116 MegOhms lowest (on the outside bollards). However measuring from disconnected neutrals to earth all read over 200 MegOhms. So it...
  10. Charlie_Don't_Surf

    Flummoxed by a basic parallel resistance question

    I normally bash through these worksheets quite quickly (or at least, I rarely get one like this which I just can't suss out), but this one has got me stumped. Yes, I've googled it and youtubed it for a while (although usually I only really resort to that when I don't have the knowledge to work...
  11. D

    Stage 2 insulation resistance test

    I have installed a circuit for an oven and carried out all of the relevant testing so far. Apart from a neon on the double pole isolation switch, there is no current using equipment connected to the circuit yet as the property is empty. In this situation, would one just make a note on the...
  12. R

    Insulation resistance for devices

    I was checking the IR on a socket circuit and found 0.4M between neutral/earth. The reading came from a garage door motor that was plugged in. once unplugged the IR was good. Does the circuit need to be cleared of all things plugged in when testing or does this constitute as a fault. I was...
  13. R

    Do dimmers interfere with resistance testing

    I just built one of those steampunk pipe lamps. I was assembling and testing connections via resistance and a multi meter. Everything went well until I added the rotary dimmer switch. I lost all continuity. After some fussing, I loosely assembled the lamp and plugged it in. Don't worry I checked...
  14. Calebp43

    Insulation resistance confusion

    Been to a fault finding job and lights where tripping the rcbo. After further investigation we found that it was a blue strapper cable (old wiring) from one switch to another using 3 core. Let's call this cable 1. After hacking some of the cable out the wall we found that the other flat t and e...
  15. J

    Insulation resistance test

    Evening chaps, I've been asked to do a visual inspection, and an insulation resistance test on a fishing boat, which is working off 24v, this is a new ruling apparently, and without me signing it off as ok, the boat is currently docked, and not allowed to go out fishing. The visual checks...
  16. K

    How does Touch voltage work without RCD protection

    Hi everyone I asked my assessor about touch voltage and he was not keen on explaining properly and gave me a rough answer which made me think probably he was not sure himself or was hiding it. basically my understanding is afcourse that how 30mA RCD works to limit touch voltage to 50V is by...
  17. Pegasus

    Insulation Resistance Test, trying to wrap my head around it

    I am self-teaching fault-finding and testing, but I can't wrap my head around insulation resistance tests. From my understanding you send 500V for domestics down the conductors using an Multi-Function Tester, and the values should be over 1M Ohm, now my question is why should the resistance be...
  18. W

    Insulation resistance query

    Was testing a 3 phase DB for storage heating. While testing I noticed I was getting continuity between 2 of the circuits, which were on separate phases. Each storage heater has its own 20A radial, and when doing an insulation resistance test between 2 of the circuits I get a reading of 0.00...
  19. O

    AM2S Assesment , Insulation Resistance

    Just done my exam, passed everything except Insulation Resistance... I can't think how I could've failed because it isn't the hardest thing on the wrold, Tester was on 500V and I tested circuits separately. Only way I could've failed was how I tested my Ring Final, I wago one leg of ring...
  20. S

    Resistance in loom wires

    Hello. I am looking into the wiring loom of my 53 year old car and the fitness of the wires and connectors within. I have the two part loom that runs from the rear lights to the fuses under the bonnet out, and have been measuring the resistance of each line. Question is; what would be considered...

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