I didn't have the heart to rip the old meter out reminds me of my youthOh, I thought I was on mig-welding.co.uk. , but I seem to have landed on Antiques Roadshow by mistake...
I didn't have the heart to rip the old meter out reminds me of my youth
Strictly speaking, none or very little CONDUCTANCE, infinite resistance.
Ha ha I remember sticking 10p in and 50p in the rad meterYouth ? I was already old when coin-slot meters changed to 10p's from shillings.
That switch fuse should have both cables going through the same hole or a slot cut between them to prevent eddy currents in the metal box. Although at the low amperages it probably sees in service its only a theoretical risk of heating, however, it can be a real problem with heavy continuous loads.36 ohms across the pos and neg looks like a problem underground. This is a old 60 amp fused switch.
that's no use to me went to a job 2 day electric tripping they supposedly unplugged everything .megger in hand checked a few appliances in kitchen and the dishwasher was still plugged in under the sink it had an earth leakage fault . 50 quid for 15 minutes work .even if it was on fixed wiring and parting cables at consumer unit and a few sockets at the end of the ring most faults can be rectified in an hour . generaly a trapped neutral to earth in one of the backboxesAll the above is why I love RCBO's 99.5% of the time second-guessing or unnecessary testing. Expensive at time of fitting but paid for the first time a fault occurs and its found straight away.
That switch fuse should have both cables going through the same hole or a slot cut between them to prevent eddy currents in the metal box. Although at the low amperages it probably sees in service its only a theoretical risk of heating, however, it can be a real problem with heavy continuous loads.
Out of interest does the fuse carrier have a woven Asbestos backing for the fuse wire?
^ Or when the kitchen fitter .... just make anything up! Dangerous monkeys most of them.
@123hotchef if you have the old fluroecent lights still connected you'll probably get a reading between L&N.
Any neon lamps in switched fuse spurs are the same.
that's no use to me went to a job 2 day electric tripping they supposedly unplugged everything .megger in hand checked a few appliances in kitchen and the dishwasher was still plugged in under the sink it had an earth leakage fault . 50 quid for 15 minutes work .even if it was on fixed wiring and parting cables at consumer unit and a few sockets at the end of the ring most faults can be rectified in an hour . generaly a trapped neutral to earth in one of the backboxes
same one for leakage on machines and cablesI would spend up to 100 quid for a half decent one that I can use for various other things not just insulation and continuity. The washing machine up at the stable yard keeps tripping the breaker well some days it does others it don't so would be good to be able to test appliances too. Or is that a whole different machine
just had a nosey on ebay nothing worth having for the price at the mo apart from cheapo ones from china and hong cong theres a half decent second hand analogue one a bit pricey but good if it works https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Robin-In...227649?hash=item4da2e26481:g:KmEAAOSwDyRd4UIF ./depends on what you want to spend I use analogue for fast fault finding and digital for testing