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<blockquote data-quote="SirLouen" data-source="post: 535506" data-attributes="member: 35772"><p>I wondered if socket testers like Fluke ST120 stress too much, the circuits, specially when hitting the RCD button tester. After all, it sends a forced shock to the RCD and could end up burning it?</p><p></p><p>If I have, for example, an installation with 80 sockets, with around 10 sockets per RCD I will be hitting 10 times per test. I assume that one test could be necessary, but doing repetitive tests (1 per year, for example), could be abusive? I must assume that for professionality, the electricians must have done their job, but to avoid doubts, I like to restest just everything (I must say that many times I've seen finished jobs without proper testing). </p><p></p><p>In fact, after a family member has accomplished an electricity installation, I like to help them to test with socket testers among other tools, but today I was wondering if I was stressing too much their circuits because of the nature of these testers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SirLouen, post: 535506, member: 35772"] I wondered if socket testers like Fluke ST120 stress too much, the circuits, specially when hitting the RCD button tester. After all, it sends a forced shock to the RCD and could end up burning it? If I have, for example, an installation with 80 sockets, with around 10 sockets per RCD I will be hitting 10 times per test. I assume that one test could be necessary, but doing repetitive tests (1 per year, for example), could be abusive? I must assume that for professionality, the electricians must have done their job, but to avoid doubts, I like to restest just everything (I must say that many times I've seen finished jobs without proper testing). In fact, after a family member has accomplished an electricity installation, I like to help them to test with socket testers among other tools, but today I was wondering if I was stressing too much their circuits because of the nature of these testers. [/QUOTE]
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