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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 529781" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>No, all this shows is that you have no understanding of what an RCD actual does..</p><p></p><p>It is there to detect electrical leakage current.. i.e. electricity flowing to earth..</p><p></p><p>Both of the RCD's you describe will detect 30ma leakage..</p><p>which actually means.. </p><p>they both must not trip at 15ma..</p><p>they both must trip at 30ma..</p><p>and they both could trip anywhere from 16ma to 29ma as well.</p><p></p><p>You have got a fault with your wiring..</p><p>which would have been detected had you done correct 'dead' continuity, polarity and insulation resistance tests,</p><p>prior to energising your alteration..</p><p></p><p>If you say the appliance works ok in another socket then that still leaves some other items from my earlier list you need to check..</p><p></p><p>Either you've wired it wrong or the cable is damaged...</p><p></p><p>My guess N & E shorted or N & E crossed..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 529781, member: 250"] No, all this shows is that you have no understanding of what an RCD actual does.. It is there to detect electrical leakage current.. i.e. electricity flowing to earth.. Both of the RCD's you describe will detect 30ma leakage.. which actually means.. they both must not trip at 15ma.. they both must trip at 30ma.. and they both could trip anywhere from 16ma to 29ma as well. You have got a fault with your wiring.. which would have been detected had you done correct 'dead' continuity, polarity and insulation resistance tests, prior to energising your alteration.. If you say the appliance works ok in another socket then that still leaves some other items from my earlier list you need to check.. Either you've wired it wrong or the cable is damaged... My guess N & E shorted or N & E crossed.. [/QUOTE]
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