old candy

[dopper]

its a ce104 she puts it on its heats up then she says it starts to wash then after 1 or 2 mins it trips elec off, she puts elec back on then it works ok, did a cont test and leakage test both where spot on, tested after it heated up and again spot on did not trip when i was there! put new brushes in as they where down but still tripped, anyone advise
dop

[Martin]

Re: old candy

What was the overall insulation reading just out of interest Dop? Maybe the consumer unit is a little sensitive to this elderly beast. Or maybe a wire shorting in the harness somewhere? Perhaps even the mains suppressor is past its best?

[dopper]

Re: old candy

insulation 20 did say to her box may be sensitve to this old machine!

[Martin]

old candy

dopper wrote:insulation 20 did say to her box may be sensitve to this old machine!

Hmm? ’tis a bit on the high side. Does the motor contribute to most of it, say if you disconnected the motor then meggered it for example?

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