RE: Re: wmp9 / myHTPC and empty folders

["Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Firstly, I'm no electrician, but I don't think the RCD tripping would be
due to a surge. The RCD (residual current device) monitors the current
flowing in on the live and out on the neutral wire (i.e. they should be the
same) and trips if it detects a difference. The inference here is that the
"lost" current is flowing to earth, hopefully not through you :-)


If, however, what's tripping is the MCB (circuit breaker, aka fuse) not the
consumer unit *RCD*, that may be due to a surge, or perhaps more likely a
short (live to neutral, rather than live to earth) within the unit on
rundown. Sounds like the shredder may have a fault. The MCB or RCD is
tripping for a reason and you really need to resolve why, rather than
bypassing the inconvenience of the fault. Do you have access to an
appliance tester ?

However, since I'm not an electrician I may be talking utter rubbish :-)

HTH,

Tim.

For reference (apologies if you knew this already)
An MCB:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=DHLSNNIRR02XVCJO2C3CIIQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=12290&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0

A RCD:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp;jsessionid=DHLSNNIRR02XVCJO2C3CIIQ?_dyncharset=UTF-8&q=14165&n=&pn=1&pd=1&pi=1&cn=1&cd=1&x=0&y=0


> -----Original Message-----
> From: big_red_frog
>
> I was more thinking along the lines of using a surge protector mains
> extension but have no idea if it protects in the opposite direction.
>
> I will have to buy one, my PC's run of a UPS, and I don't have any
> normal mains plugs off it.
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)"
> <haweste@a...> wrote:
> > Apologies, I deleted the shredder post as I didn't have any
> suggestions at the time. One has just come to me though . . . do you
> have another, plug-in RCD unit you can plug your shredder into ?
> Maybe the plug-in device would trip first, before the RCD on your
> CU ?
> >
> > Just a thought :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tim H.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: big_red_frog
> > >
> > > PS anyone any thoughts on my shredder / RCD issue?

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