Plug Testers

[pickleye]

There was nothing wrong with the socket, just the plug tester shows its ok where the multifunction show not so good...



Conduit earth, with a fault somewhere in the concrete.

 

[steptoe]

try testing it without trip lok on,

it prob does have a bad earth,

but, at best, most testers with trip lok give random results from what Ive seen.

to prove it yourself do a test with and then without it.

 

[pickleye]

Sorry I meant there is nothing wrong with the double socket it's self.

There was a problem. Testing with trip lock off gave >1999 if memory serves. It was a while ago.

Was just highlighting the limitation of plug tester.

 

[ProDave]

A "plug tester" never has and never will be a proper test, so what are you trying to prove?

 

[steptoe]

all I ever use them for is to listen for when I turn the right breaker off.

 

[Andy™]

all i use them for is a quick visual of if the socket is on or off... still stick the T140 on the terminals before touching any connections though

 

[pickleye]

Basically we were doing remedial a after pir, socket flagged as high Earth loop. Circuit Id was wrong so listening for the beep to stop.

Just thought this shows, very clearly, that they are not testers

 

[ProDave]

No, but listening until it stopped beeping proved it's one use as Steptoe already said, of locating the right circuit.

 

[pewter]

Whats the 'tip lock' function?

is it so RCD does not trip during loop test.

My tester has a 'low current' setting which does not trip the RCD. Its results are also useless, so i usually calculate the Zs.

 

[steptoe]

Whats the 'tip lock' function?

is it so RCD does not trip during loop test.

My tester has a 'low current' setting which does not trip the RCD. Its results are also useless, so i usually calculate the Zs.

yep,

same thing I woulda thought,

dunno why you have 2 options for it tbh,  :C

 

[pickleye]

Yes it's a non rcd trip test, as said >1999ohms with trip lock off.