Socket Zs High

[spark 68]

Hi Rich,

The OP never said if he did the (R1+R2) dead tests at each socket, I did ask.

The overall end to end and crossover readings r1 and r2 and R1+R2 were about correct and not too far out when added to the Ze.

My next move would have been to temporarily put the pairs of the Hi Z S/O conductors into three seperate Chock blocks or similar to see if I got more sensible/expected readings, and then replace the S/O if necessary.

I have had it before where the conductors have been twisted together giving reasonable end to end results, but poor at the S/O (slack terminal screw), or the odd time where the S/O terminal has suffered due to dampness/corrosion and gave poor or high readings, yet the end to end readings have been again reasonable.

 

[AdieB]

Up date. Have found that when my meter says that it has zeroed the leads on screen that is not always the case, but when I turn off meter it should reset.Infact it still says that the leads are zeroed when I switch it back on but when I do a little check the leads are not nullified until I zero them again. Lesson learned and this may solve the problem will retest tomorrow.

 

[IQ Electrical]

Up date. Have found that when my meter says that it has zeroed the leads on screen that is not always the case, but when I turn off meter it should reset.Infact it still says that the leads are zeroed when I switch it back on but when I do a little check the leads are not nullified until I zero them again. Lesson learned and this may solve the problem will retest tomorrow.

Oh well, a decent outcome to one of the worst-answered threads I've ever seen here!
There's an old saying "Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than to open your mouth and prove it"

 

[Moses]

Up date. Have found that when my meter says that it has zeroed the leads on screen that is not always the case, but when I turn off meter it should reset.Infact it still says that the leads are zeroed when I switch it back on but when I do a little check the leads are not nullified until I zero them again. Lesson learned and this may solve the problem will retest tomorrow.

Nice one son!!!!

 

[telectrix]

never had these problems when all we had was avo 8's.

 

[Moses]

never had these problems when all we had was avo 8's.

Not familiar with the AVO-8

But did you do ZS at that time or wireup and connect every thing and put in the fuses and if none blew then that's commissioning done?

 

[telectrix]

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Nice one son!!!!

"test leads taken care off when you zero the meter surely"... eh moses?...post #65...
lol....:-------:

 

[Moses]

"test leads taken care off when you zero the meter surely"... eh moses?...post #65...
lol....:-------:

They are taken care of if you zero the meter before every use!!

If you don,t know how to use your meter, then don't blame the posts!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

They are taken care of if you zero the meter before every use!!

If you don,t know how to use your meter, then don't blame the posts!!

and how do you know if i know how to use my meter or not?....look,...i think your a slippery little character you....i noticed how your posts have altered a bit here n there throughout this thread.....early on...you refered to earth-fault-loop-impedence as PSCC....then you accused me of getting confused with Zs and Ze...i think not fella......then it was just plain Z.....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

you cannot absolutely guarantee that test leads will be nulled out succesfully first time every time moses....even just the crocs can give funny readings sometimes......and sometimes dodgy test leads will not manefest themselves until you start to manipulate them/move em around....such as you would to take readings...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i dont just assume owt mate.....if i even get even slightly suspect readings...the test leads and the interface is the first thing i check....before owt else....

 

[Moses]

i dont just assume owt mate.....if i even get even slightly suspect readings...the test leads and the interface is the first thing i check....before owt else....

Good on you mate!

 

[RichSand]

Where in the Green onsite guilde does it state 1667ohms?

 

[Des 56]

Where in the Green onsite guilde does it state 1667ohms?

And the point or relevance to the thread is?