Been doing a CU change today and all the testing was going well until I got to the kitchen/utility ring. The end to end readings were:
R1 = 0.68
RN = 0.69
R2 = 0.56
So back tomorrow to look further - any suggestions as to how to locate what appears to be a "short cut" in the CPC?
Brain...
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