zog
Senior Member
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
One up-man-ship....I used it for a bit more than 40 years and never had a problem. I've seen new cable megger less than 100 megs, and nothing was wrong with it (no damage). Zog would have you buying new motors and replacing the cable! Not necessary.
You are missing the whole point. I y ou own the equipment you feel free to make up any procedure you want. I am a certified level 4 NETA tech, that means I am required to follow the ANSI/NETA standards because I am hire to. Some companies are required by thier insurance carriers to have thier testing done by a certified tech, some just require the equipment to be tested to recognize standards such as IEEE, ANSI, or NETA. If the result of one of those tests is below the minimu spec I recommend repair or replacement, thats my job, the owner of the equipment can do whatever they please. But dont try telling me I am wrong because you have used some thumbrule for 40 years and I folow real specs .
For an electrician wiring houses or taco bells I think any megger test is better than nothing. And I wouldnt care if it was <1000M either.