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Doubts about Socket testing
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy™" data-source="post: 535534" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p>imo RCD's should be tested at worst conditions, i.e at the socket, not the RCD terminals. if it fails to trip when tested at a socket but will pass if tested at the RCD terminals then quite simply its not fit for purpose. how many people get a shock from touching the terminals of the RCD compared to something plugged in or on the fixed wiring?</p><p></p><p>arguably, he's also not really testign them in any meaningful way, since that tester appears to only be a resistive load L-E enough to cause the imbalce but not tell you how long it took</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy™, post: 535534, member: 2012"] imo RCD's should be tested at worst conditions, i.e at the socket, not the RCD terminals. if it fails to trip when tested at a socket but will pass if tested at the RCD terminals then quite simply its not fit for purpose. how many people get a shock from touching the terminals of the RCD compared to something plugged in or on the fixed wiring? arguably, he's also not really testign them in any meaningful way, since that tester appears to only be a resistive load L-E enough to cause the imbalce but not tell you how long it took [/QUOTE]
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