Remote colour changing light bulbs and neutral fault

[TonyJohnson]

Adding a socket to a ring today, the socket fitted correctly, the ring with correct continuity and IR results OK but....

Plugging in the socket tester brought up a neutral fault??

The house has remote control lamps that change colour, can this electronic device effect the neutrals.. it seems to?

 

[Pete999]

r1+r2 Thank you mr spell checker lol

That should be R1+R2 little r1,2,n are end to end readings

 

[Eliza Bennett]

I think there is no problem with the remote control lamps.
Today all lightbulb packaging carries the Federal Trade Commission's Lighting Facts label, which lets you compare similar bulbs without relying on watts as the sole indicator of performance. It gives information about the bulb's brightness (in lumens); yearly cost (based on 3 hours of daily use); life expectancy (in years); light appearance, or color temperature, measured in Kelvins (K); and energy consumed (in watts). Remember: An LED bulb's wattage rating doesn't indicate its brightness; its lumens rating does. A 60-watt-equivalent LED bulb delivers about 800 lumens, roughly the same as a 60-watt incandescent.

You may see a different label produced by the Department of Energy. Confusingly, it's also called Lighting Facts, though it's geared more toward retailers than consumers. The DOE label doesn't give the bulb's estimated yearly cost or life expectancy, but it does provide information on the bulb's color accuracy (more on this later).

 

[Midwest]

I think there is no problem with the remote control lamps.
Today all lightbulb packaging carries the Federal Trade Commission's Lighting Facts label, which lets you compare similar bulbs without relying on watts as the sole indicator of performance. It gives information about the bulb's brightness (in lumens); yearly cost (based on 3 hours of daily use); life expectancy (in years); light appearance, or color temperature, measured in Kelvins (K); and energy consumed (in watts). Remember: An LED bulb's wattage rating doesn't indicate its brightness; its lumens rating does. A 60-watt-equivalent LED bulb delivers about 800 lumens, roughly the same as a 60-watt incandescent.

You may see a different label produced by the Department of Energy. Confusingly, it's also called Lighting Facts, though it's geared more toward retailers than consumers. The DOE label doesn't give the bulb's estimated yearly cost or life expectancy, but it does provide information on the bulb's color accuracy (more on this later).

I was going to post a sarcastic reply to your post, but decided not to, because I believe your response was genuine.

I doubt there are few on this forum that ain't aware that led lamps luminance, is measured in lumens, nor its life expectancy or economics, etc compared to other forms of lighting.

The thread is a about a fault on a circuit, populated with so called smart or WiFi enabled lamps, and whether they could instigate such a fault.

 

[UKMeterman]

I am very supprised if the lamp failed due to your 500v current limited MFT being stuffed up it. The MFT would barely make the thing glow!

 

[DPG]

I am very supprised if the lamp failed due to your 500v current limited MFT being stuffed up it. The MFT would barely make the thing glow!

Really?

 

[Pete999]

That should be R1+R2 little r1,2,n are end to end readings

Not spelling Tony, just the correct terminology, get the small things correct and the rest will follow hopefully.

 

[Midwest]

Really?

Have to say, I rarely use 500V in a domestic property. There's always something plugged in or still connected, that the owner has forgotten about. Would such lamps not be susceptible?

 

[DPG]

I'm sure the control electronics in the lamp wouldn't appreciate 500VDC across them. They don't like it up 'em!

 

[Midwest]

I'm sure the control electronics in the lamp wouldn't appreciate 500VDC across them. They don't like it up 'em!

I'm sure your right.