All these circuits with spot lights & transformers!

[Goody]

Hi,

While doing an IR testing on the lighting circuits, these spot lights & transformers are a pain in the back side. The transformers are usually in the most inaccessible places and if you test them with 500v they get blown up or give undesirable results.

Is testing IR only between earth and live & neutral put together is acceptable in such situations?

Cheers!

 

[Amp David]

As its a described method in GN3 then its acceptable.

If you can't disconnect them theres nothing else you can do, other than leaving the switch to them open, then you don't even test lives to earth then.

GN3 is worth its weight in gold mate.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

It depends whether it's an initial verification or not.
If it is, then you should test before connecting any sensitive equipment.
If it isn't, then yes it would be acceptable to have such a limitation.

 

[fuzzydunlop]

GN3 is worth its weight in gold mate.

He doesn't know what it is

 

[Silly Sausage]

He doesn't know what it is

I'll stick with doing my own & friends & families electrics myself. Council get enough money off me in Council Tax.
I wouldn't trust a Part P registered (or whatever it's called) electrician as far as I could throw them.
(Unless I knew them quite well )

 

[Amp David]

^^^^

Whats that all about. How did we get onto talking about the council?

 

[Goody]

He doesn't know what it is

Here we go again!

Hi fuzzydunlop, every useless post is a waste of space on the server. Please stick around, read the posts at least twice, try to understand, ask questions if you are not sure and learn. Probably, one day you will have enough knowledge & confidence to help others on this forum.

Merry Christmas to you!