Monitor/mains connection

Oct 17, 2017 21 Replies

..........">> If you had a continuity tester (beeper) you could clip one end onto >> the mains plug (L then N etc) and put the other probe around the back >> of the socket / PCB as you wiggle the plug etc? Much easier to hear >> than see on an ohmmeter (especially digital) and safer than trying the >> same on the mains etc. > > Yes I have a continuity tester so will have a go with that later today.

Good for intermittent connections as they normally screech and wail."...........

Update: Using continuity tester I could not find anything however when I then `plugged` the mains lead in (at the monitor end only) when wiggled as this gave a bit more leverage then the continuity was intermittently broken, this only appears to happen on the live wire connection so hopefully I am getting to the source of the problem. I also tried a second lead and the same result. I still cant see any `movement` but it does point to one of two connections. Hopefully tomorrow I can confirm which one and attempt a fix.

Where was the meter connected at this point, the live pin on the mains plug and somewhere on the live connection on the PCB (presumably).

I would then,with one end of your meter on the live pin of the plug, first touch the back of the (live) pin where it comes out of the back of the socket and wiggle, and then the metal that carries that live down to the PCB, than the PCB ('in' end of the fuse etc) and wiggle again. Assuming it's not two bad leads, chances are it's where the live pin in the IEC socket is peened over that is the problem. To pin it down further you could do the same exercise but with the lead clipped to some pointed nose pliers whilst you use them to wiggle the pin etc?

Cheers, T i m

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