Greetings,
Question please,
I have a device in my shed that I want to use ( Ill tell you what it is in a sec)
When I plug it in and then turn it on It trips the main RCD switch.
Now as a basic Fault find I used other Items ( High load drill and a light bulb) in the same plug socket from the same Plug and they are fine.
I pluged my device to an extention lead from the house (for ease of testing) from other plug sockets in the house and the same happens main RCD trips.
If I disconnect the Neutral inside my devices plug, my device works ok but without the saftey of the Neutral.
what could be the reason for this?
Is it because the device that I am using has its own Eletrical cut out built in to one side of its operation, can any one shed some light please.
MY Device is a PID (proportional–integral–derivative controller) with its own built in 13A output for an external heater element used to power my micro brewerys mash tun, it also has its own adjustable temprature cut out built in that trips the output to the heater element when a set value is reached (over heat safey option) but the unit remains active ie: PID temprature control unit display.
NB: my PID does not have the heater element attached at the moment just to rule that out of the mix
any advice of fault finding very very welcome.
One test I am about to do is Isolate the sheds power and test using the extention lead from the house but need to post this just in case the main RCD trips Ill let you know if this helps.
Thanks in advance
Smiffy
Question please,
I have a device in my shed that I want to use ( Ill tell you what it is in a sec)
When I plug it in and then turn it on It trips the main RCD switch.
Now as a basic Fault find I used other Items ( High load drill and a light bulb) in the same plug socket from the same Plug and they are fine.
I pluged my device to an extention lead from the house (for ease of testing) from other plug sockets in the house and the same happens main RCD trips.
If I disconnect the Neutral inside my devices plug, my device works ok but without the saftey of the Neutral.
what could be the reason for this?
Is it because the device that I am using has its own Eletrical cut out built in to one side of its operation, can any one shed some light please.
MY Device is a PID (proportional–integral–derivative controller) with its own built in 13A output for an external heater element used to power my micro brewerys mash tun, it also has its own adjustable temprature cut out built in that trips the output to the heater element when a set value is reached (over heat safey option) but the unit remains active ie: PID temprature control unit display.
NB: my PID does not have the heater element attached at the moment just to rule that out of the mix
any advice of fault finding very very welcome.
One test I am about to do is Isolate the sheds power and test using the extention lead from the house but need to post this just in case the main RCD trips Ill let you know if this helps.
Thanks in advance
Smiffy