Socket Zs High

[Knobhead]

Moses, please before this develops in to bloodshed. Will you please go away and check your facts.
Your becoming what we refer to as a TROLL. Anything to start an argument.
This discussion could have reach a successful concussion ages ago had it not been for your misinformed, inane comments.

 

[kenny james]

did you disconnect the neon before testing?

 

[Silly Sausage]

Moses, please before this develops in to bloodshed. Will you please go away and check your facts.
Your becoming what we refer to as a TROLL. Anything to start an argument.
This discussion could have reach a successful concussion ages ago had it not been for your misinformed, inane comments.

Nah. 1st rule of trolling is, start a contentious thread, then make no further posts.
He could be an amateur of course.

 

[Moses]

Moses, please before this develops in to bloodshed. Will you please go away and check your facts.
Your becoming what we refer to as a TROLL. Anything to start an argument.
This discussion could have reach a successful concussion ages ago had it not been for your misinformed, inane comments.

Not happy about your comments but I will give you benefit of doubt.

Please correct me, and point out which misinformed comments?

 

[Moses]

but my point was you dont just condemn the meter....its only as good as the test leads you are using....

Test leads are taken care of when you zero the meter, surely?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Test leads are taken care of when you zero the meter, surely?

not if there faulty....it may appear that they have......

 

[Silly Sausage]

not if there faulty....it may appear that they have......

OP's end to end measurements indicate to me that there are no dodgy socket connections.
The difference (too large) between his R1+R2 and Zs measurements rule out non zeroed leads.
There's something else going on here. As someone already asked, where did he take his Ze.

As for the original Q about the one high reading, $%& knows.

 

[spark 68]

OP's end to end measurements indicate to me that there are no dodgy socket connections.

Had it before Archy, where the end to ends were fine, and the socket connection itself was iffy, caused by dampness if I recall.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Had it before Archy, where the end to ends were fine, and the socket connection itself was iffy, caused by dampness if I recall.

Is there an RCD (not reading through all this again!). Dubious 'no trip' readings?
Maybe he should retry Zsing with the RCB bypassed.

Personally, I'd pass it.

 

[Moses]

You could try a new CB, may be the Cb is faulty and giving a hi Z ?

May be link it out temporarly and the do a test to see if you get anywhere?

 

[spark 68]

Is there an RCD (not reading through all this again!). Dubious 'no trip' readings?
Maybe he should retry Zsing with the RCB bypassed.

Personally, I'd pass it.

Yes I believe there is, this was my one of my first thoughts (dodgy no-trip reading) but the OP's other readings would have been similarly affected I would have thought.

The end to ends and crossover readings were reasonable, it can only really be at the interface between cables-socket, or socket-meter on that one S/O, the ring was extended to that S/O, ie. not a spur.

Edit: the high Zs reading S/O was also an outdoor type.

Edit II: the OP also said it was measured at the back of the S/O as well as with the plug adaptor

 

[Silly Sausage]

Yes I believe there is, this was my one of my first thoughts (dodgy no-trip reading) but the OP's other readings would have been similarly affected I would have thought.

The end to ends and crossover readings were reasonable, it can only really be at the interface between cables-socket, or socket-meter on that one S/O, the ring was extended to that S/O, ie. not a spur.

Edit: the high Zs reading S/O was also an outdoor type.

Edit II: the OP also said he measured at the back of the S/O

I was going to suggest something for a moment there, fortunately the alcohol has taken total effect yet...

 

[Richard Burns]

The only thing I can think of is that the connection between the terminals in the socket and the incoming cable(s) is poor and that the test at the back of the socket was connecting to the terminals and not directly on to the cable. Re-terminating the cables in the back of the outside socket may resolve the reading, other than that, based on the information given, there is a physics anomaly on the ring!

 

[spark 68]

^^^^^^^

That's what I said for the OP to check, many posts way back in this thread Rich, lol:rofl:

 

[Richard Burns]

^^^^^^^

That's what I said for the OP to check, many posts way back in this thread Rich, lol:rofl:

You did indeed; I am far too slow, I have just reread the whole thread(!!!) and saw your post, .
Still doesn't explain the highish Zs overall but would make it compliant for the MCB.