Great vid...watched it last night. Dropped my tester off in cef this morning in Slough for calibration and Gordon and his rig was in the store ......had a little chat very nice man.....keep em coming
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that message 👍
@markyd26334 жыл бұрын
@@GSHElectrical A little follow up....went back to pick up tester and Gordon was free to speak.....talked to him for nearly an hour he gave me some great tips about testing and also spoke very highly of you and the set up at the college .... And..EXTREMELY highly of your students..which I think says a lot about you...just thought you would like to know......be good
@muzikman20084 жыл бұрын
Exactly how i find earth leakage on appliances with that socket & plugtop with earth seperated. I use another brand of earth leakage tester though, since 3 years ago. Great tips and advice fellas.
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support 👍. Gaz
@gbelectricks4 жыл бұрын
I’ve invested in a megger earth-leakage clamp about 2 years ago and have used it very little. I find in practice the easiest detection method is simply using an mft set to insulation resistance with, the appliances plugged in and switched on testing at 250v. I would say if you are testing on a pre wired rig with nice little line and neutral loops exposed, then the clamp appears to be an effective fault diagnosis method but, not so good in practice. It is also difficult to know where to split the ring in half to test individual radials, unless of course you have personally wired the circuit. I suppose they do have their uses, in the fact you could run a suspected faulty appliance (eg washing machine) on different settings (eg spin cycle) and identify when the leakage current is causing nuisance tripping.. I’m yet to be convinced on these clamps even though I own one!!! Great video though keep them coming👍
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
WOW thanks for your very detailed message. 👍. Gaz 😁
@daverann4 жыл бұрын
Is it not handy to locate what circuit the fault is on? Or clamping the tails before a board change?
@davidb35374 жыл бұрын
Hi, Totally agree, not quite so easy to use in the field, if you going to split the ring and start removing sockets then dead testing with an insulation tester is much safer and just as easy. A lot of the time experience and gut feeling is a good starting point when fault finding. A useful device thou which defo has a place in your tool kit.
@eugeneeugene33132 жыл бұрын
You should learn small trick. Just take an extension cord and remove small portion of the external pvc isolation so you can separate main, neutral and earth wires. Connect your appliance via this "exposed" cord and encircle with the Megger clamp just the line and neutral exposed wires.
@MrFryfish Жыл бұрын
Wow, that is a smart or though full idea! Testing the suspected appliance with a insulation resistance tester! Come on, you can check "leakage" down on earth prior disconnecting main earthing of the installation, if ever needed. (I heard that there could be some nasty currents going down unknow..)
@mrnigelfoudy2 жыл бұрын
So simple explanation and great rig fair play
@GSHElectrical2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍🏻
@zedman4424 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic demo! Very tempted by that bit of kit too. Great job 👍
@richardwilliamson36244 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Thanks to GSH and Megger 👍
@apbrownelectrical37874 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Love mine. Couldn't live without it now.
@tomedwards44894 жыл бұрын
Does your megger earth leakage meater not zero with on cables through it
@qwqwbnbn61924 жыл бұрын
Electrical fault finding explained in a simple way, great video.
@steveshippelectrical3354 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Great advice for fault finding, thanks
@daverose47743 жыл бұрын
Joy to watch Very easy to understand Top lads
@GSHElectrical3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Dave 👍🏻
@paulmandara2324 жыл бұрын
This is a great fault finding video could you also do some more fault finding using multi function tester on ring and lighting circuits and how to find them using said tester 👍👍
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
Marcus is currently working on a set of fault finding videos 👍. Thanks for commenting. Gaz
@paultipton7434 жыл бұрын
I'm going to have to invest in one of them I had it recently when the rcd had tripped it did reset. I did the insulation resistance earth loop impedance tests and ring final continuity tests which were all giving good readings and rcd ramp tests on all appliances and still didn't find the fault which has happened on 2 occasions , I did find damaged insulation in short wires in a few socket outlets so it may of been a factor, installation has a fairly new metallic consumer unit on wiring from the previous consumer unit which was a Crabtree with type 1 mcbs only so it shows its age. Only one ring final circuit for a house .I hadn't fitted the consumer unit it was done by others and doesn't include surge protection.
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul for your detailed comment. 👍. Gaz
@keithquestedelectrical97854 жыл бұрын
Gordon is a star
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
Sure it 👍
@paulmorrey7334 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@adnanidf943 жыл бұрын
Great video. Excellent explanation.
@GSHElectrical3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍🏻
@graemesmith8509 Жыл бұрын
A really good demo. Well done
@earlyyearslearningisfun4 жыл бұрын
I want Gaz not his Pal 🤣. Great work Joe and Gordon 👍💯
@ArjunSingh-fe5sd4 жыл бұрын
Quick question mate I recently passed my 2391-52 inspection and testing course. I’ve got 2 years of experience working in this trade. Will I be able to apply in NICEIC to get myself registered or where can I apply for job ?
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
I think you can register with the NICEIC... give the help desk a call 👍
@MrFryfish Жыл бұрын
Hello there, Any clamp meter can read through both cables (live an neutral) inside the clamp? From my previous knowledge I know that only one cable, the current running through it, can be measure. If a normal clamp meter attached to a multimeter can read could you tell what maximum (ideal) range should the clamp be? Thank you.
@alasdairwatson86823 жыл бұрын
This might well be a daft question, but what is the advantage of this over a standard clamp meter that you would stick around the protective conductor?
@abdulseaforth693011 ай бұрын
The scale- this meter goes down to millamps
@alasdairwatson868211 ай бұрын
@@abdulseaforth6930thanks mate 👍
@highgatehandyman64792 жыл бұрын
Amazing video
@waqasbtm12 жыл бұрын
Please explain how he take out earth from extension lead I don’t understand that part
@samirkattach98012 жыл бұрын
Amazing video 👌🏼
@ruzailierusdi67742 жыл бұрын
Sir, I want to ask you about the panel box used, where can I get that? Or did you do it?
@vinceteisar1108Ай бұрын
What setting is the clamp meter on, is it ma or amps
@jamesheath7596 Жыл бұрын
Is there a way of using this tester to track down neutral to Earth faults that are causing rcd trips. ?
@philipwelsh65694 жыл бұрын
Great video, question- would the clamp meter be effected by D.C. in the circuit ?..
@angelofranklin1Ай бұрын
Would it not be more accurate for testing only to not connect the earth wire in the flex, appreciate it would leave the electrical appliance for a few seconds with no earth but the problem is some of the earth leakage would be in the earth wire and not giving the full leakage between live and neutral
@goodbyetothepeople922 ай бұрын
Where can I get one of the break out adapters?
@okehief3 жыл бұрын
Sir, I shut down my computer server and neutralize the power supply. But after a heavy downpour with lighting, my motherboard refuse to up. What can be the issue
Hi I have the other megger DCM 300 what the difference in this one, I have tried using mine
@williamlowther70518 ай бұрын
A socket ring final circuit and a lighting radial final circuit,
@abdulseaforth693011 ай бұрын
Gordon- too man! As you are too Joe
@matthewdale9564 жыл бұрын
Good video,did the guy have a rotten cold? He could hardly talk 😷
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
Yep he was struggling but wanted to do the video for my learners 👍. Thanks for commenting. Gaz
@matthewdale9564 жыл бұрын
GSH Electrical FairPlay to him 👍
@tomedwards44894 жыл бұрын
I brought one of these to put on a board before I change it it would skip the first 2 ranges going straight to 500ma .
@ashmanelectricalservices43184 жыл бұрын
Is this what you done to verify weather or not the RCD would trip once the CU was changed?
@FrancisRichard19573 жыл бұрын
This is two core cable...presumably it does not work on twin and earth
@semperparatus23683 жыл бұрын
Anbody knows how to finding 24 VDC earth leakage doing not blackout to ship? (I already checked W/H and E/R 24 VDC dist. box, didn't) avometer shows +pole 20 VDC - pole 5 VDC
@johnnytotheworld48024 жыл бұрын
Next time edit the video by displaying the read on the screen
@johnnytotheworld48024 жыл бұрын
Reading*
@GSHElectrical4 жыл бұрын
Good point... I only have one phone 🤦♂️. Thanks for watching Gaz 👍
@johnwessels2932 Жыл бұрын
dont let someone with a bad throat do the talking....
@GSHElectrical Жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@ef7480 Жыл бұрын
This is KZbin not the BBC. They do vids in their own time. Don't cancel your 'tv licence'