Hello folks I have some 10 mm armoured cable running to a shed. My electrician said that the wire is not earthing but it has a joint in the armoured cable. I am wanting to test both armoured cables to see what one doesn’t have earth. Everything is disconnected from the mains electric. Am I still able to test if the Earth is fine without being connected to any electric?
Armoured Cable, Testing for Earth
- Thread starter Armorboy
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Not really sure what you mean.
Does that include the earth connection?
Well - you could test for continuity of the earth conductor and the armour from one end of the cable to the other.
Do you have a multimeter?
I do have a multimeter yes, it’s 3 core armored cable and everything is disconnected including earth so it’s just 3 core armored cable on its own. I’d like to check if the earth is ok and not damaged.
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Then just check from end to end on both the earth conductor and the armour.
The earth conductor should read the same as the Line and Neutral conductors - 1.83mA per metre for 10mm².
The earth conductor should read the same as the Line and Neutral conductors - 1.83mA per metre for 10mm².
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