Hi
I have an RCD-protected cable reel
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which seems to have stopped working - can someone tell me if it's likely to be faulty, or whether it's something else)?
It now won't supply any power when plugged into a live socket; the little warning window shows 'white', ie all OK ('red' = 'warning, do not use'). If I press 'Reset' or 'Test' nothing happens at all. I've checked the 13A cartridge fuse in the unit and it's fine. I've also since checked the cable reel plugged in another house, and it doesn't work there either.
I don't know if this is relevant or not, but it seems to have happened today while I was working on a lighting circuit; I'd isolated just that circuit (yeah, I know) and when I shorted out L & N at some point, the RCD on the CU tripped (not surprisingly). Shortly afterwards, when I'd finished work and reset the CU RCD, I noticed that a light which I'd had plugged into my cable reel, and which had been working earlier, was no longer working - that's when I found the fault.
Can anyone suggest what's wrong with it? Or am I being really thick here?!!
Thanks David