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daniel hill

hi all
have a small problem
there is no continuity on the blackl
i have droped all the fronts of and all connections are tight
check all the jb and all connections are tight
i dont no what else to do
i possibley think it is a broken wire(ovious i no) or connectors in the wall and just bin plasterd over possibley as have come across it before
how would i test this to find it just megger the lega and if no continewity bingo that the faulty wire

cheers lads n ladies

danny
 
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Best way to trace where the break has occured is to split the ring in half. Your continuity readings from that point will show you which side of the ring the break is on (hopefully there`ll be just one) & then just work back towards the CU from there.
 

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