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electric double oben dead - suspect fan element but why whole lot dead?
poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element
replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) Cheers Jim K |
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On 12/11/2011 15:59, Jim K wrote:
poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small& visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) Cheers Jim K Similar problem a few weeks ago. No trip but no heat. When I eposed the element there was a hole in it - obviusly caused by overheating. Element replaced - back to normal. look at the elemnt. malcolm |
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On Nov 12, 4:37 pm, Malcolm wrote:
On 12/11/2011 15:59, Jim K wrote: poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small& visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) Cheers Jim K Similar problem a few weeks ago. No trip but no heat. When I eposed the element there was a hole in it - obviusly caused by overheating. Element replaced - back to normal. look at the elemnt. malcolm element disconnected - oven still ALL dead Jim K |
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Jim K wrote:
poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) A dead PCB/no clock etc will stop the oven from working. It could be the PCB fuse or the connections to the PCB that are loose. -- Adam |
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On Nov 12, 3:59 pm, Jim K wrote:
poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) Cheers Jim K More info Out with the multimeter and been around and about:- every wire to the PCB has 240v except one, following this back it goes to what I think is a thermostat/overheat stat in the top oven (not the one I was trying to use) then on straight back to one of two identical "Roxburgh EMC" 4 terminal "cubes" right next to the incoming mains connectors. The "other" of these two "Roxburgh EMC" things has 240v at 3 terminals, and zero volts at the fourth (as is connected to supply neutral) Now the Roxburgh EMC cube where the non powered wire leads back to only has 240v on 2 terminals (supply live and one other), obviously not 240v where the followed wire connects. Interestingly the terminal where the followed wire connects, when tested on the other Roxburgh EMC cube shows 240v Does the fault lie here somewhere or is it a symptom/clue of something else? what to check next? Cheers Jim K |
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On Nov 12, 4:46 pm, "ARWadsworth"
wrote: Jim K wrote: poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) A dead PCB/no clock etc will stop the oven from working. It could be the PCB fuse or the connections to the PCB that are loose. -- Adam Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... see other follow up for more poss revelations tho I am fully prepared to get me coat.. ;) Jim K |
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On Nov 12, 4:46 pm, "ARWadsworth"
wrote: Jim K wrote: poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) A dead PCB/no clock etc will stop the oven from working. It could be the PCB fuse or the connections to the PCB that are loose. -- Adam Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... see other follow up for more poss revelations tho I am fully prepared to get me coat.. ;) Jim K |
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Jim K wrote:
On Nov 12, 4:46 pm, "ARWadsworth" wrote: Jim K wrote: poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) A dead PCB/no clock etc will stop the oven from working. It could be the PCB fuse or the connections to the PCB that are loose. -- Adam Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? If the connections to PCB are loose there may be no neutral to the PCB. Often these connections are a ****ty push on connector or ribbon cable with ****e soldered connections. see other follow up for more poss revelations tho I am fully prepared to get me coat.. ;) The only other follow up from you that I can see is where you have removed the element and the oven display is dead. It will be unless you get the PCB working! Cheers -- Adam |
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On Nov 12, 5:11 pm, Jim K wrote:
On Nov 12, 4:46 pm, "ARWadsworth" wrote: Jim K wrote: poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) A dead PCB/no clock etc will stop the oven from working. It could be the PCB fuse or the connections to the PCB that are loose. -- Adam Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... see other follow up for more poss revelations tho I am fully prepared to get me coat.. ;) Jim K feckin GG right again:- multimetering reports 240v at all wires to PCB except one.. that wire leads to what appears to be a thermostat/overheat stat then striaght on to one of two "Roxburgh EMC" cubes near the incoming mains connector block inside the casing. There are two identical looking Roxburgh EMC cubes with 4 spade type terminals on each. The "other" one shows 240v at 3 out of 4 terminals (the 4th being neutral from the incoming mains) The one where this wire joins shows 240v at only 2 out of 4 terminals... Is that it or a clue to what is going on? Cheers Jim K PS watch out for the original post of this bit appearing about .........."now" |
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On Nov 12, 5:15 pm, "ARWadsworth"
wrote: Jim K wrote: On Nov 12, 4:46 pm, "ARWadsworth" wrote: Jim K wrote: poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) A dead PCB/no clock etc will stop the oven from working. It could be the PCB fuse or the connections to the PCB that are loose. -- Adam Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Jim K |
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On Nov 12, 4:46 pm, "ARWadsworth"
wrote: Jim K wrote: poetically enough just a few days after the thread on oven fan element replacement w tripping RCDs etc but oven still working except no heat - mine has just killed itself as it turned on to finish a fine stew for my tea ;((( I suspect the fan element (again) as all was normal til the "power up" of the element part of the turn on sequence (i.e. after selecting oven mode and temp) then - dead. No rcd trip, no MCB trip, no display, clock etc now all dead. ;((( In the other thread someone mentioned their element going and also an internal fuse being blown - got the back and top off mine and only one fuse I can see on the control PCB - looks very (too?) small & visibly fine - where else might I find the culprit of the death? (If I can resurrect it I can cook me stew on another mode til I get the suspect element replaced...) A dead PCB/no clock etc will stop the oven from working. It could be the PCB fuse or the connections to the PCB that are loose. PCB fuse removed and tested - OK. All connections to PCB feel very firm, they are spade connector types and hard to see how they could have suddenly come loose. Jim K |
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, Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff |
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On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote:
In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? Jim K |
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, Jim K writes On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? Well, I've not actually been following this thread You could start by making measurements wrt neutral which would yield meaningful results -- geoff |
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Jim K wrote:
On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? You need to test against a neutral on the PCB. -- Adam |
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ARWadsworth wrote: Jim K wrote: On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? You need to test against a neutral on the PCB. but if everything is measuring 240v wrt earth, it implies there is no neutral. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.16 |
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charles wrote:
In article , ARWadsworth wrote: Jim K wrote: On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? You need to test against a neutral on the PCB. but if everything is measuring 240v wrt earth, it implies there is no neutral. Ever been to Switzerland:-) **** knows how they measure a voltage. |
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In message , charles
writes In article , ARWadsworth wrote: Jim K wrote: On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? You need to test against a neutral on the PCB. but if everything is measuring 240v wrt earth, it implies there is no neutral. It means nothing of the sort It just means that the measurement can't be trusted Earth and Neutral are connected at the local substation. Taking measurements with a high impedence meter wrt local earth will not yield a trustworthy result -- geoff |
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In message , ARWadsworth
writes charles wrote: In article , ARWadsworth wrote: Jim K wrote: On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? You need to test against a neutral on the PCB. but if everything is measuring 240v wrt earth, it implies there is no neutral. Ever been to Switzerland:-) **** knows how they measure a voltage. Didn't you know, that's how Yodelling was invented ... when someone got it wrong -- geoff |
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On Nov 12, 10:07 pm, geoff wrote:
In message , charles writes In article , ARWadsworth wrote: Jim K wrote: On Nov 12, 7:19 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes Hiya PCB fuse has 240v either side via me multimeter... 240V potential measused against what? erm... the earthed casing Repeat after me "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" -- geoff duly repeated ;)) ah the depth of my experience in this domain surfaces ;)) any suggestions how I can more usefully proceed? You need to test against a neutral on the PCB. but if everything is measuring 240v wrt earth, it implies there is no neutral. It means nothing of the sort It just means that the measurement can't be trusted Earth and Neutral are connected at the local substation. come to mention it they are connected just outside on the overhead supply line to the house... however I'll have another prod around, tho would be great if I had a clue ;)) Jim K |
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On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:59:41 -0000, Jim K wrote:
electric double oben dead - suspect fan element but why whole lot dead? Everyone is dead in Oban? Oh no! -- http://petersparrots.com http://petersphotos.com I'm not so think as you drunk I am... |
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Jim K writes: More info Out with the multimeter and been around and about:- every wire to the PCB has 240v except one, following this back it goes to what I think is a thermostat/overheat stat in the top oven (not the one I was trying to use) then on straight back to one of two identical "Roxburgh EMC" 4 terminal "cubes" right next to the incoming mains connectors. The "other" of these two "Roxburgh EMC" things has 240v at 3 terminals, and zero volts at the fourth (as is connected to supply neutral) Now the Roxburgh EMC cube where the non powered wire leads back to only has 240v on 2 terminals (supply live and one other), obviously not 240v where the followed wire connects. Interestingly the terminal where the followed wire connects, when tested on the other Roxburgh EMC cube shows 240v Does the fault lie here somewhere or is it a symptom/clue of something else? what to check next? You could check if there's 240v across the cabinet overheat stat, which might indicate it's gone open-circuit even when cold. Another thought, and we've been caught out by this a few times... On my parents' Smeg oven, it remains completely dead after a power interruption until you set the clock. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On Nov 13, 4:53 pm, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote: In article , Jim K writes: More info Out with the multimeter and been around and about:- every wire to the PCB has 240v except one, following this back it goes to what I think is a thermostat/overheat stat in the top oven (not the one I was trying to use) then on straight back to one of two identical "Roxburgh EMC" 4 terminal "cubes" right next to the incoming mains connectors. The "other" of these two "Roxburgh EMC" things has 240v at 3 terminals, and zero volts at the fourth (as is connected to supply neutral) Now the Roxburgh EMC cube where the non powered wire leads back to only has 240v on 2 terminals (supply live and one other), obviously not 240v where the followed wire connects. Interestingly the terminal where the followed wire connects, when tested on the other Roxburgh EMC cube shows 240v Does the fault lie here somewhere or is it a symptom/clue of something else? what to check next? You could check if there's 240v across the cabinet overheat stat, which might indicate it's gone open-circuit even when cold. thanks I'll check, tho see below.... Another thought, and we've been caught out by this a few times... On my parents' Smeg oven, it remains completely dead after a power interruption until you set the clock. On mine now the LED clock is not visible to set ;) *everything* is dead as if turned off at mains (tho power is getting to it OK) Would it be reasonable to assume that the thing should have some sign of life if a thermostat had failed? e.g. enabling the display/clock... Each time in the past that the (usually fan) element has gone, it will all work except no heat, this time not a peep from any part of it ;(( I fear expense coming on ;(( Cheers Jim K |
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En el artículo , geoff troll@uk-
diy.org escribió: "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. -- (\_/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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On Nov 14, 3:15 am, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. I'm intrigued too, especially as N and E are joined together at the supply pole outside.... Jim K |
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In message , Mike Tomlinson
writes En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results It doesn't confirm that earth is anything wrt anything else -- geoff |
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, Jim K writes On Nov 14, 3:15 am, Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. I'm intrigued too, especially as N and E are joined together at the supply pole outside.... In your case, maybe, but still you got a strange result What about someone else's property where it isn't -- geoff |
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On Nov 14, 7:06 pm, geoff wrote:
In message , Mike Tomlinson writes En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results er hang on, where were the false misleading results again? Jim K |
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electric double oben dead - suspect fan element but why whole lot dead?
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, Jim K writes On Nov 14, 7:06 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Mike Tomlinson writes En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results er hang on, where were the false misleading results again? Was it not you who got 240V on both sides of something? As I said, I hadn't followed the thread earlier -- geoff |
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On Nov 14, 8:17 pm, geoff wrote:
In message , Jim K writes On Nov 14, 7:06 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Mike Tomlinson writes En el art culo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribi : "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results er hang on, where were the false misleading results again? Was it not you who got 240V on both sides of something? As I said, I hadn't followed the thread earlier -- geoff er... a fuse in situ on the PCB? indicates to me it's an intact fuse? no? (which it is when removed and tested for continuity) if it were blown, and still read 240v either side what would be the point of it? Jim K |
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geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes On Nov 14, 7:06 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Mike Tomlinson writes En el artículo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribió: "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results er hang on, where were the false misleading results again? Was it not you who got 240V on both sides of something? you would if no current was being drawn -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.16 |
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, Jim K writes On Nov 14, 8:17 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes On Nov 14, 7:06 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Mike Tomlinson writes En el art culo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribi : "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results er hang on, where were the false misleading results again? Was it not you who got 240V on both sides of something? As I said, I hadn't followed the thread earlier -- geoff er... a fuse in situ on the PCB? indicates to me it's an intact fuse? no? (which it is when removed and tested for continuity) Which is the way you usually measure a fuse if it were blown, and still read 240v either side what would be the point of it? Depends if you were using a high impedance meter and measuring pick up / coupling or whatever. As the saying goes "If you think sex is a pain in the arse, you must be doing it wrong" Just measure Live wrt Neutral measure a fuse by testing its resistance -- geoff |
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On Nov 14, 11:24 pm, geoff wrote:
In message , Jim K writes On Nov 14, 8:17 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes On Nov 14, 7:06 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Mike Tomlinson writes En el art culo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribi : "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results er hang on, where were the false misleading results again? Was it not you who got 240V on both sides of something? As I said, I hadn't followed the thread earlier -- geoff er... a fuse in situ on the PCB? indicates to me it's an intact fuse? no? (which it is when removed and tested for continuity) Which is the way you usually measure a fuse do you mean check? if it were blown, and still read 240v either side what would be the point of it? Depends if you were using a high impedance meter and measuring pick up / coupling or whatever. ?? As the saying goes "If you think sex is a pain in the arse, you must be doing it wrong" Just measure Live wrt Neutral measure a fuse by testing its resistance I'd use a ruler.... ;) Jim K |
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, Jim K writes On Nov 14, 11:24 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes On Nov 14, 8:17 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Jim K writes On Nov 14, 7:06 pm, geoff wrote: In message , Mike Tomlinson writes En el art culo , geoff troll@uk- diy.org escribi : "I AM A VERY NAUGHTY BOY AND I SHALL NEVER MEASURE MAINS VOLTAGES WITH RESPECT TO EARTH AGAIN" Why not? (not arguing, just want to understand) If nothing else, it confirms that earth is earth. Example: troubleshooting a hypothetical faulty appliance, at the appliance I measure 240v between L and N, and 0v between L and E. Either the flex is 2-core or there is an earth problem somewhere. Live is referenced to Neutral full stop There is no requirement for earth to be at any fixed potential wrt either, and as the OP discovered, you can get false, misleading results er hang on, where were the false misleading results again? Was it not you who got 240V on both sides of something? As I said, I hadn't followed the thread earlier -- geoff er... a fuse in situ on the PCB? indicates to me it's an intact fuse? no? (which it is when removed and tested for continuity) Which is the way you usually measure a fuse do you mean check? if it were blown, and still read 240v either side what would be the point of it? Depends if you were using a high impedance meter and measuring pick up / coupling or whatever. ?? As the saying goes "If you think sex is a pain in the arse, you must be doing it wrong" Just measure Live wrt Neutral measure a fuse by testing its resistance I'd use a ruler.... ;) On an oben? -- geoff |
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