Hi,
You really need to prove the appliance earth and the supply earth are OK.
cheers, Pete.
Hi,
You really need to prove the appliance earth and the supply earth are OK.
cheers, Pete.
I have to say I have my reservations about it being 1950s with MCBs though :) Possible I suppose, but my gut feeling is 'are you sure?' I can just imagine an MCB feeding the electrode heater that supplies the bath :)
Regards, NT
In message , Dave Plowman writes
BLR154
Well high impedances were always claimed - but I technology might've moved on a little since I bought this for 10/6.
Mostly it only gets used for continuity testing nowadays but I'm getting tempted to take a look.
In message , Lurch writes
Hmmmm. I apologise. I've realised that I was talking nonsense (it's not unusual). The house was built in the 50s. I found evidence (in the loft) that old wiring has been replaced with what I recognise as modern wiring. Yes, there is a CU with MCBs. I was not involved in the rewiring but there don't appear to be other issues. (Well there was one - and I almost won a Darwin Award when I discovered it!)
How do you know? Are you in Hampshire? Birmingham? ;-)
In message , N. Thornton writes
Now that the antibiotics have kicked in & my blood stream is no longer so toxic I can see the cr@p I was writing - apols.
On Tue, 25 May 2004 20:11:12 +0100, "dave @ stejonda" strung together this:
Forgiven! ;-)
That's a fair size house if it stretches from Hampshire to Birmingham, I don't live inbetween those places though.
In message , Lurch writes
So Google failed. (-:
On Tue, 25 May 2004 21:51:00 +0100, "dave @ stejonda" strung together this:
Why would I have used Google?
Thought I could lay my hands on an old list, but can't. However, if it's the same as an AVO model 8, these batteries come up on ebay.
Just a bit - most cheap meters these days are near enough the equal of a valve voltmeter of old. About 10 Meg input.
Most DVMs have a proper continuity tester with a buzzer that sounds below a preset resistance.
In message , Dave Plowman writes
Nothing on Ebay but wayheyhey!!! Last time I did a search for this all I could find were references to it having been discontinued but today there it is on sale at
It's gonna be cheaper to buy a new DVM than to buy a replacement battery for my museum piece. ;-)
In message , Lurch writes
Not you - there's an ACS Ltd in Bham & ...
On Wed, 26 May 2004 07:10:24 +0100, "dave @ stejonda" strung together this:
Ah, I'm ACS Ltd in Sheffield, but I don't live there! (Some people will notice I do have a fair old bit of commuting)!
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