Cheeky Request - North East

ruston · Mar 26, 2016

pennychew said:
Ive got a lovely old crabtree metal 16th edition board that i did my test rig in the shed with, i'll chuck in a few offcuts of SY, YY and some 3c and 5c armoured you can have mate, got a couple of used but working contactors there if you want a play with them as well

I'm only in Newcastle but I'm up and down the A1 a couple of times a week so a meet up on the way past wouldn't be a problem, this is the board..
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This thread restores the faith . Well done.

PS. Drop the TIG off when you are up this end.

pennychew · Mar 26, 2016

ruston said:
This thread restores the faith . Well done.

PS. Drop the TIG off when you are up this end.

My ma's getting married in Morpeth today, I'll chuck in the back of the wedding car [emoji1]

ruston · Mar 26, 2016

pennychew said:
My ma's getting married in Morpeth today, I'll chuck in the back of the wedding car [emoji1]

I'm going there now , I will wait for you.

I hope you have a nice day.:smiley2:

pennychew · Mar 26, 2016

Thanks mate, sure we will

Jay Sparks · Mar 26, 2016

@ OP, when you build your test rig, try and put some resisters on the circuits, or coils of cable. This can be concealed at the back of the board/rig and will give you more realistic results. This will then allow you to null your leads and still get a reading. Alternatively, if you have a garage and you feel confident enough, or have the help of an electrician, you could do a small install in there and test at your pleasure. I think adding the faulty accessories is a good idea because as others have said, some faults will baffle you by doing a totally different thing than you would expect.

I had a fault on a rewire I did a few years back. When the outside light was switch OFF! the RCD would trip and not reset. but it was fine when the light was on. Turns out to be the little tiny L2 screw in the switch plate had come loose and made contact with the back box lug at the bottom. Now this was my fault because I didn't flick the switch during the IR test but it baffled me for a few minutes.