Hi Guys
I know this isn't strictly electronics and more electrical but I'm hoping someone can help.
I've got a Tobi clothes steamer which, when switched on at the appliance switch, trips the main RCD of the house. This indicates a dead-short to me.
If it's plugged into the socket and then the socket switch is switched on, the RCD is fine so I know it's not the cord.
I've taken it apart and made sure there are no wires touching or fused together inside the unit, I've put a volt-meter on various places (set to continuity test) to see if there are any dead shorts anywhere, can't seem to locate one.
I've calculated the resistance of the heating element to be 35.27 Ohms (230v*230v/1500w). It measures 37 or so ohms out of circuit. I'm guessing it's not that. Have checked the switch and the wires on the back of it, have also checked there isn't any water anywhere that is creating a circuit.
It was working fine up until a day or two ago. I thought I had better top up the water tank. Put the water tank back in and that's when it stopped working (appliance was off at the time). I thought that perhaps I had dropped some water over it somewhere so I left it for 2 days to dry out. Still tripped the RCD so I took it apart.
Anyone got any ideas as to what I can try next?
Thanks!
I know this isn't strictly electronics and more electrical but I'm hoping someone can help.
I've got a Tobi clothes steamer which, when switched on at the appliance switch, trips the main RCD of the house. This indicates a dead-short to me.
If it's plugged into the socket and then the socket switch is switched on, the RCD is fine so I know it's not the cord.
I've taken it apart and made sure there are no wires touching or fused together inside the unit, I've put a volt-meter on various places (set to continuity test) to see if there are any dead shorts anywhere, can't seem to locate one.
I've calculated the resistance of the heating element to be 35.27 Ohms (230v*230v/1500w). It measures 37 or so ohms out of circuit. I'm guessing it's not that. Have checked the switch and the wires on the back of it, have also checked there isn't any water anywhere that is creating a circuit.
It was working fine up until a day or two ago. I thought I had better top up the water tank. Put the water tank back in and that's when it stopped working (appliance was off at the time). I thought that perhaps I had dropped some water over it somewhere so I left it for 2 days to dry out. Still tripped the RCD so I took it apart.
Anyone got any ideas as to what I can try next?
Thanks!