hi all,
having a bit of a blonde day today.
so here's a brief summary of the situation...
bungalow...
nothing new installed recntly...
old lady said lights tripped and wont go back on....
arrived and she demonstrated a few times that the breaker just trips, which i explained really isn't either advisable or necessary.
RCD was holding.....
was suprised at the heights of the fittings. between 4-5 metres high. so now had a lack of access as an issue....
without being able to remove all bulbs i done IR between L+N - E and got 0.00 Mohms.
then checked switches and d/c feeds to lights and no change...
put some back and the noticed the rcd was tripping now...
said cant do much more at present without access and not sure when can be back as pretty busy...
she looked instantly distressed and explained she is having an op on monday and needs her ensuite lights to work (and the rest) because she will be having to remain in bed and will be suffering some bleeding(dont know what the op is and wasnt gonna ask)
so feeling bad I went and borrowed a vehicle with roof rack, hired a ladder and headed back
started to remove light bulbs and then tested IR and found 0.00 between L and E, with 36ohms of resistance on continuity...(i thought it would be a N-E fault as with all bulb removed the circuit and rcd would hold...but introduce a bulb and turn on and rcd trips)....
so went from points to see if the R1 R2 contuniuity would lessen to show me a direction to head towards....
in the end had to leave a bit early as had been running around all day had no lunch as was trying to hire a ladder which i had to hike down the road to my car from the shop....anyway am going back tomorrow after another morning job....was gonna start splitting the circuit and trying to find the fault..
just really awkard moving a massive A-frame ladder around this bungalow which is really low in places and ridiculously high in others and there is literally no access above these lights is the roof...
any time saving ideas about this 36ohm resistance between L-E?
I felt like a zombie today so tomorrow should be much more productive
you may Fire your criticism at me now
having a bit of a blonde day today.
so here's a brief summary of the situation...
bungalow...
nothing new installed recntly...
old lady said lights tripped and wont go back on....
arrived and she demonstrated a few times that the breaker just trips, which i explained really isn't either advisable or necessary.
RCD was holding.....
was suprised at the heights of the fittings. between 4-5 metres high. so now had a lack of access as an issue....
without being able to remove all bulbs i done IR between L+N - E and got 0.00 Mohms.
then checked switches and d/c feeds to lights and no change...
put some back and the noticed the rcd was tripping now...
said cant do much more at present without access and not sure when can be back as pretty busy...
she looked instantly distressed and explained she is having an op on monday and needs her ensuite lights to work (and the rest) because she will be having to remain in bed and will be suffering some bleeding(dont know what the op is and wasnt gonna ask)
so feeling bad I went and borrowed a vehicle with roof rack, hired a ladder and headed back
started to remove light bulbs and then tested IR and found 0.00 between L and E, with 36ohms of resistance on continuity...(i thought it would be a N-E fault as with all bulb removed the circuit and rcd would hold...but introduce a bulb and turn on and rcd trips)....
so went from points to see if the R1 R2 contuniuity would lessen to show me a direction to head towards....
in the end had to leave a bit early as had been running around all day had no lunch as was trying to hire a ladder which i had to hike down the road to my car from the shop....anyway am going back tomorrow after another morning job....was gonna start splitting the circuit and trying to find the fault..
just really awkard moving a massive A-frame ladder around this bungalow which is really low in places and ridiculously high in others and there is literally no access above these lights is the roof...
any time saving ideas about this 36ohm resistance between L-E?
I felt like a zombie today so tomorrow should be much more productive
you may Fire your criticism at me now
