novicefedora
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Should a line tester light up when inserted into grounding socket?
Hello,
Wich line tester do you use?
I would say that there should be no power on the ground connection.
The ground connection is there for safety.
Read the book in the link:
www-d0.fnal.gov/~hance/doe_esh.pdf
Bertus
As already asked above “what line tester”?.
If a simple bulb affair, yes it will as the neutral is connected to earth/ground.
If it’s a decent plug in type like Fluke, no it wont light unless live/neutral or earth are reversed.
Martin
Yes, you have some sort of earth/ground fault.
But having said that, those testers are the worst. The neon can glow due to the bodies capacitance.
You may find there is a break in the earth connection.
Don’t rely on these cheap dangerous neon testers. You are only one resistor away from line voltage.
Have a qualified electrician check it for you.
Martin
The path for those screwdriver neon testers is from live through the body resistance to ground, they will light even if stood on a milk crate!
You should not see a light from the GND terminal or pin.
What part of the world are you in?
Your best bet is to qualify it with a meter and do a test from the earth pin to a known earth ground path.
M.
k, the electrician says, the rodents are chewing up the wire, can something like that happen?