Continuity of Final Ring circuit

[se7aq]

Hello chaps and chapettes,
Continuity of final ring circuit I measured:

L-L = 1.45
E-E = 0.8
but measuring N-N I got 108.8....???!!!!!!

Any ideas..? Or are those readings good in my limited experience and consequently I'm an idiot.

A out of date Cadbury's cream egg for the most sarcastic answer but a sensible one would be nice.

 

[Octopus]

What do you think?

 

[Hawk81]

Not meaning to sound cheeky but if you don't know if those readings are good or bad and you don't know what would cause those readings then you should stop doing electrical work and go back to learning.

 

[topcat]

Nice one Murdoch you might win with that
end to end on L-L and N-N should be the same and E-E should be greater if the csa of earth is reduced to that of L-L.
if this is for an exam then make sure you use R1 for line Rn nutral and R2 for earth any way hope this helps .

 

[Toonlad]

Hello chaps and chapettes,
Continuity of final ring circuit I measured:

L-L = 1.45
E-E = 0.8
but measuring N-N I got 108.8....???!!!!!!

Any ideas..? Or are those readings good in my limited experience and consequently I'm an idiot.

A out of date Cadbury's cream egg for the most sarcastic answer but a sensible one would be nice.

They are Not very good readings to be honest (post was edited by admins, the original word is not acceptable on these forums) but it did rhyme with right.

 

[Jay Sparks]

Nice one Murdoch you might win with that
end to end on L-L and N-N should be the same and E-E should be greater if the csa of earth is reduced to that of L-L.
if this is for an exam then make sure you use R1 r1 for line Rn rn nutral and R2 r2 for earth any way hope this helps .

Corrections in red

 

[SirKit Breaker]

Loose connections in sockets.

 

[telectrix]

or a loose connection in OP's head. ( where's me cream egg?)

 

[scotsparky]

Whats the problem there fine put it back together and walk away. I am sure a real spark will love the job to fix it after the fire.

(thats my entry for the creme egg!)

 

[markc123]

L-L should be within (*.**) of N-N. E-E should be *.** x greater than the the values you recieved for L and N if the cpc isn't the same as the conductors.

GN3 and OSG can be quite useful you know...

 

[telectrix]

so can david cockburn's efforts, when you run out of bog roll.

 

[Jay Sparks]

so can david cockburn's efforts, when you run out of bog roll.

I never run out of bog roll.....I have loads of old Leeds utd match day programs..lol

 

[markc123]

Leeds United are Short Sighted,
Never scored a goal in history...
They wear rubies on their boobies,
Sha la la la la, la la la la.

(bring back my childhood)

 

[Octopus]

To the OP:

Take your reel of 2.5 T&E, cut off 10m - use this to do readings in a "controlled" way then answer the OP.

 

[trev]

A out of date Cadbury's cream egg for the most sarcastic answer

Yeah no problems there mate, Everything is tickety boo.

 

[markc123]

Im actually really excited too find out who se7aq is going to award this cream egg too.

Genuinley.

 

[Des 56]

quote
Any ideas.

YES

 

[pencilpusher]

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Any ideas.

YES

OMG, the cream egg is yours!

 

[Toonlad]

They are Not very good readings to be honest (post was edited by admins, the original word is not acceptable on these forums) but it did rhyme with right.

Yes it will be loose connections.

 

[Toonlad]

Im actually really excited too find out who se7aq is going to award this cream egg too.

Genuinley.

Me personally would like him to come back and say he has rectified his problem, then we can all take our right hand and place it on our left shoulder, Then give ourselves a pat on the back for being so helpful

 

[sparky1502]

try crossing your live and earth at the board. do a r1r2 test at every socket. the one with the highest reading check the connections. do the same for the neutrals then try you end to end readings again and see if you get better results.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

I never run out of bog roll.....I have loads of old Leeds utd match day programs..lol

I pressed like once, but only cos i cant press it more.

 

[Kate]

Is your tester actually working??? L-L reading and N-N reading should at least be very similar if not exact same and E-E reading should be higher. Have you done a 'figure of 8' check? Could help determine an issue. You need to check connections at every point. Your high N-N reading suggests to me that a cable is barely touching the terminal. I am assuming you have done insulation resistance and got the all clear?

 

[se7aq]

Hello Murdoch

Thanks for feedback. Yep, spot on, cheers, it was a loose connection in a socket, thankfully it was the first one I tried so thank you for the advice
Spent thousands trying to set up as a sole trador so starting to panic with my assessment and my mind is going blank.

Hay Murdoch, serious, I just won £60 on the lottery, I'll round it up to £100 (another £40 won't make a differance with the amount I have spent lately anyway), name your charity (except bank of Murdoch) and I'll donate it to that chrarity with thanks to all on the Electricans Forum.

 

[Octopus]

Hello Murdoch

Thanks for feedback. Yep, spot on, cheers, it was a loose connection in a socket, thankfully it was the first one I tried so thank you for the advice
Spent thousands trying to set up as a sole trador so starting to panic with my assessment and my mind is going blank.

Hay Murdoch, serious, I just won £60 on the lottery, I'll round it up to £100 (another £40 won't make a differance with the amount I have spent lately anyway), name your charity (except bank of Murdoch) and I'll donate it to that chrarity with thanks to all on the Electricans Forum.

This forum isn't about money, its about contributing, asking questions, offering answers, showing your thanks, and likes.

Asking questions and not providing feedback just pxsses members off!

 

[LlandrilloSpark]

Hello chaps and chapettes,
Continuity of final ring circuit I measured:

L-L = 1.45
E-E = 0.8
but measuring N-N I got 108.8....???!!!!!!

Any ideas..? Or are those readings good in my limited experience and consequently I'm an idiot.

A out of date Cadbury's cream egg for the most sarcastic answer but a sensible one would be nice.

Calculate R1+R2 for me from the above!

 

[markc123]

Hello Murdoch

Thanks for feedback. Yep, spot on, cheers, it was a loose connection in a socket, thankfully it was the first one I tried so thank you for the advice
Spent thousands trying to set up as a sole trador so starting to panic with my assessment and my mind is going blank.

Hay Murdoch, serious, I just won £60 on the lottery, I'll round it up to £100 (another £40 won't make a differance with the amount I have spent lately anyway), name your charity (except bank of Murdoch) and I'll donate it to that chrarity with thanks to all on the Electricans Forum.

You lucky Fu**** lol

 

[stuartcourt]

agreed I never win nothing on lottery