Tester Nightmare!

[LankyWill]

Darkwood raises a good point, electricians used to be renowned for their puzzle solving skills and now it seems half of them can't even switch the bloody tester on and use it!

why dont you get down off your high horse and quit being an idiot. If someone asks for help either help them or jog on. You guys need to stop living in the past and making judgements. You should want to help someone rather than slagging them off because you think you walk on water. I personally do not care what you think but the one thing i have noticed on this forum is people think their special because their more experienced and think their way is always right. why dont you quit being flippant and actually be productive.

 

[LankyWill]

But how do you know you have been given the correct information by someone on the internet?

The MI and the manufacturer itself should be your port of call as the any info you have been given will be correct or at least be their problem if you do some damage to property or persons using the information you have been given.

you would think advice of a forum of electricians would be credible?

 

[Plonker 3]

Maybe, but I would rather take the advice of someone who I knew I could trust than that of a complete stranger.

 

[GMES]

why dont you get down off your high horse and quit being an idiot. If someone asks for help either help them or jog on. You guys need to stop living in the past and making judgements. You should want to help someone rather than slagging them off because you think you walk on water. I personally do not care what you think but the one thing i have noticed on this forum is people think their special because their more experienced and think their way is always right. why dont you quit being flippant and actually be productive.

I am not on a horse in fact i don't even own one.
My point is that the electricians of today have got no patience or common sense, everything has to be instant.
Why not sit down and take the time to read the instructions instead of instantly jumping on a forum for the answer.
And if you don't understand the instructions for a simple tester then how the hell do you function as an Electrician every day.
And one last thing, you say to stop living in the past well I would rather live back there than amongst the halfwits that masquerade as electricians now.

 

[trev]

you would think advice of a forum of electricians would be credible?

There's some on here that I wouldn't trust to wire a plug top without supervision.

 

[Sparkie30]

Ok mate I have megger 1720 and I agree with you at the beginning its is a bit confusing and I struggled with it.


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L-PE you use this is to do your Zs and Ze when you do Zs on board which has RCD you want to select 2lo (button with arrows) because if you select 2hi it with trip the rcd as the tester generates 30mA and won't be able to do the Zs

When you do Ze it gives you PFC aswell

i use same setting 2lo on both on Ze and Zs I know it takes abit longer but it's ok.

with 1710 you don't have auto rcd only manual so you select 1/2 of 1 and then select 30 or 100 mA then to change to either 0 or 180 degree press the button with 2 arrows to select as you wish.

of course you press test button to test only voltage and continuity starts automatically if selected on settings

any problem just ask mate.

good luck

 

[Plonker 3]

i use same setting 2lo on both on Ze and Zs I know it takes abit longer but it's ok.

You shouldnt be doing that as to determine a proper Zs or Ze you need to apply the higher current, the lo settings should only be selected when testing a RCD/RCBO.

 

[Sparkie30]

You shouldnt be doing that as to determine a proper Zs or Ze you need to apply the higher current, the lo settings should only be selected when testing a RCD/RCBO.

Well I did do what you saying but the difference is next to nothing so that's reason I use same settings

 

[Plonker 3]

Well in that case your testing method doesnt comply with GN3

 

[Sparkie30]

Well in that case your testing method doesnt comply with GN3

Ok mate if you say so

 

[PEG]

I got a 1720,which was,at the time,a completely different animal,to the previous MFT. I spent an evening,playing with it,including all its functions and parameter changes. I found the little folding card prompt,that Megger include in the kit,more use than the videos and web stuff. I am giving you more slack than others,because my mum made me polite first,and nasty second:icon12: If on site etc,i would have jumped at the chance to assist you getting familiar with your new toy,if my help was reciprocated thankfully. Perhaps an evening playing about with it,would have only left you with a few specific questions,which could have been posed on here,without fear of abuse. This is my only issue with the web-world,things get fractious,prolonged and arsy,where by on a site,in the space of 5 minutes,you would have had "you muppet" followed swiftly by the next man saying"here you are pal,let me explain...":conehead:

 

[Darkwood]

Peg ... Ill gladly employ anyone with your tempremant .. if the thread expresses research and utter confusion Ill kindly give a helping hand but when its a 'do my thinking attitude' then Ill make my views clear.... I've been on here many years and rarely get personal but negating the accusations of been on a high padestal I will tell any poster straight when I think the questions warrants a response that may not be liked, this question was so easily looked up that I sometimes feel the new generation cannot think... its as i guessed; the poster expressed that he has no peers to ask these questions so as I've already indirectly suggested is he has not gone through the conventional route of learning by having someone to guide him and found himself lost ...at 21 you should be in a position with at least someone more experienced to gain your ground... jumping in the deep end is why we have so many questionable posts on the forum.

Again its not the question thats I have issue, its just that there's a generation popping up that don't want to think about it and want to be told the answer and this thread tick all the boxes... yes I may be unfairly targeting the poster but if it makes him research a little harder next time I will have done him some good and made him a little more worthy of his title...

I've managed enough apprentices to recognise this and make them better..so I hope he takes it as constructive and not an attack... we aint in school now its the real world so take good advice and don't discredit it!

 

[Geordie Spark]

There's some on here that I wouldn't trust to wire a plug top without supervision.

Oh you bitch!!

How was I supposed to know .... I'm only a plumber. :dunce2:

 

[Engineer54]

Ok mate I have megger 1720 and I agree with you at the beginning its is a bit confusing and I struggled with it.


L-PE you use this is to do your Zs and Ze when you do Zs on board which has RCD you want to select 2lo (button with arrows) because if you select 2hi it with trip the rcd as the tester generates 30mA and won't be able to do the Zs

i use same setting 2lo on both on Ze and Zs I know it takes abit longer but it's ok.

Never seen a loop testers high current setting giving out just 30mA!! It'll be in the Amps not mA's.
Our loop testers have a test current of 25A for high current and 15mA for low currents tests...


And NO it's NOT alright to conduct Ze tests on a low current loop test, Ze tests should ALWAYS be conducted on the high current range.