What should the meter read?

[Sparks29]

What should the meter read when connected to the live and a floating neutral, with all breakers switched off?

 

[sb_89]

If your talking about a voltage meter, it would read 0v, as there is no potential difference.

 

[kme]

What is the neutral floating on? Is it conductive? What type of meter?

Why?

 

[Technician]

What should the meter read when connected to the live and a floating neutral, with all breakers switched off?

Floating neutral, i.e. a disconnnected neutral?

 

[kme]

But the "live" might be disconnected, because all breakers are off; unless he`s on a live before the breakers???

Who knows??

And, to reiterate (word of the day?).....WHY???

 

[NozSpark]

If it's a floating neutral and it's having some kind of capacitive effect then the voltage could be anything between 0V and the incomming supply voltage

 

[Sparks29]

yes

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meter is a fluke 177, measurement before breakers.

If i connect one lead to live and the other is not connected anywhere i get 60 odd volts reading , if i touch the disconnected lead i get over 100V,if i touch a disconnected neutral 230V

 

[ElectekAir]

Then the neutral is connected elsware test on the ohms scale from the floating neutral to a nother neutral or earth if you get a low reading then it will confirm this

Forgot to add make sure there is no power first!

 

[Nicky Tesla]

your meter is picking up an induced voltage

 

[roys]

If you use a moving coil meter it will probably read 0V.

 

[steptoe]

where is this relevance in this to anything?

there isnt even enough info to hazard a guess. IMHO, :|

 

[ProDave]

+1 steps. Can I nominate this for the most pointless thread / most pointless question award?