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Used my socket tester once and live and neutral on the site plug were wrong way round!
Used my socket tester once and live and neutral on the site plug were wrong way round!
and then what did you do?
I wouldn't check, but if told it was wrong what do you do?
Rewire one end of the lead? or just get on with it?
Question is open to all not just aimed at you bad knee you have just raised a query that niggles me, as I don't know what to do
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Been debated often on here... I am in the 'doesn't matter ' camp..
first of all AC does not have 'polarity' .. so it cannot be wrong.. AC by it's very nature changes polarity 50 times a second. It has a LIVE and NEUTRAL .. and no matter which way round it is connected all appliances work, all safety devices work..
So where is the risk ?
Well, when you switch an appliance off at the socket and it is wired with 'reverse polarity' you are only breaking the neutral feed, the live is still present.. not an issue unless you intend to poke around inside the appliance with it still plugged in.. and if you do.. and it goes 'bang', .. the gene pool has one less numpty.
The other camp say it is dangerous and lethal .. and if you feel better having it the 'right way round' buy a socket polarity tester and a short reverse polarity lead..
Continental vans have double pole switches that break both Live and Neutral.. that' is why they don't bother or care which way it is wired..
you decide..
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Been debated often on here... I am in the 'doesn't matter ' camp..
first of all AC does not have 'polarity' .. so it cannot be wrong.. AC by it's very nature changes polarity 50 times a second. It has a LIVE and NEUTRAL .. and no matter which way round it is connected all appliances work, all safety devices work..
So where is the risk ?
Well, when you switch an appliance off at the socket and it is wired with 'reverse polarity' you are only breaking the neutral feed, the live is still present.. not an issue unless you intend to poke around inside the appliance with it still plugged in.. and if you do.. and it goes 'bang', .. the gene pool has one less numpty.
The other camp say it is dangerous and lethal .. and if you feel better having it the 'right way round' buy a socket polarity tester and a short reverse polarity lead..
Continental vans have double pole switches that break both Live and Neutral.. that' is why they don't bother or care which way it is wired..
you decide..
then the site manager is a fool.....as are you.I reported it to the site manager who said they had been having problems with that plug stand so I offered to rewrite the whole stand, six sockets,ejob done. If you can't do that move stands if your cables long enough or move pitches.
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I agree that the risk, if there is one at all, is minimal with regard to "polarity" - by which I mean reversed live / neutral. But if the earth / neutral are reversed it becomes much more serious. So if travelling in suspect foreign parts (eg morocco) it is worth carrying a checker and making sure.
then the site manager is a fool.....as are you.
if anyone gets a shock, possibly fatal, you are the one responsible for that shock......unless you officially tested and certified it to be safe.
Not convinced that papajohn is right. Altearth neutral reverse......the moment anything is plugged into that socket it will trip.
dead short to earth.
Would it be a dead short when the current would have to pass through whatever device is plugged in? And what if - as is often the case in some countries - the earth is very poor, wouldn't the van's earth circuits then be live? Personally i'd rather check and make sure.earth neutral reverse......the moment anything is plugged into that socket it will trip.
dead short to earth.
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John is completely correct.
Line OR neutral to earth will cause an imbalance that will immediately be reacted to by an RCD or RCBO
If you have a faulty earth then the protective device may not operate correctly which is why you should function test the trip EVERY time you hook up.
You must test yours in the vanPlease explain 'function test', is this just press the test button?
we have no RCD in our MH, so is pressing the test on the post any use?
David
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David
Most European vans are built with only a double pole switch and rely entirely on the RCBO at the post. I fitted an RCBO in my van like most UK built vans. This is a better investment than worrying about polarity.
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Later with RCD £16 ebay installed