mecheng89 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Good morning to all Hubbers, It's Friday, yay! To those of you who are familiar with TrainerRoad and the Ebbetts workout, it requires a 5 second sprint at about 150% FTP at set times as the workout progresses. So yesterday while I was busy with my workout, I got to the the first 5s interval, and my Eskom power trips! When I went to be DB I noticed my mains switch had not tripped, but the mains of the prepaid meter had! Flicked the switch back on with no issue but did not attempt the workout again. It did however say on the little display "earth unsafe". Does anyone have the first clue as to why this might be? The trainer runs on it's own dedicated socket in the wall, nothing else (in that room) was on at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjCyclist Posted June 15, 2018 Share Maybe it's the plug on trainer that's faulty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Maybe it's the plug on trainer that's faultyPretty certain if the cable was faulty the trainer would not work at all. It's the standard cable that came with the trainer. But it's a possibility. At steady state power the trainer works 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted June 15, 2018 Share How many watts are you pushing??? Duane_Bosch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted June 15, 2018 Share Its load shedding, it started yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted June 15, 2018 Share In that case, Can't you hook it up to the Mains? "Honey I told you my many hours cycling, would benefit the entire family"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted June 15, 2018 Share Sorry I am out of yokes right now but I do know about electricity. Mains 'switches' (Circuit breakers, Isolators, Overload Protectors) will trip if the current passing through exceeds the rated value, normally 63A, which is unlikely. However Earth Leakage Units will trip if the current going back in the Neutral is not equal to the current being fed from the Live. So you might have an issue there which could be unsafe, if the touchable surface is live and then you touch something that is earthed, current will flow an you might cook Edited June 15, 2018 by kosmonooit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted June 15, 2018 Share Makes me think of the German track cyclist with those enormous thighs, he was floored when generating enough power to toast a slice of bread. Problem this time of the year is electric heaters, and stove heating elements turned on to act as heaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted June 15, 2018 Share Should also add the main switch might also have an Earth Leakage protection, sometimes its combined, other times its separate since not all circuits need ELP according to the SANS codes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted June 15, 2018 Share You have tried the obvious and put another appliance on the socket to make sure its not just the socket thats at fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted June 15, 2018 Share How many watts are you pushing???Not near enough to be taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Should also add the main switch might also have an Earth Leakage protection, sometimes its combined, other times its separate since not all circuits need ELP according to the SANS codes Makes me think of the German track cyclist with those enormous thighs, he was floored when generating enough power to toast a slice of bread. Problem this time of the year is electric heaters, and stove heating elements turned on to act as heaters. Sorry I am out of yokes right now but I do know about electricity. Mains 'switches' (Circuit breakers, Isolators, Overload Protectors) will trip if the current passing through exceeds the rated value, normally 63A, which is unlikely. However Earth Leakage Units will trip if the current going back in the Neutral is not equal to the current being fed from the Live. So you might have an issue there which could be unsafe, if the touchable surface is live and then you touch something that is earthed, current will flow an you might cookSo..........what do you recommend I do to investigate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 15, 2018 Share So..........what do you recommend I do to investigate?What Mojoman said... process of elimination. Try the trainer in another wall socketTry an appliance in the same problematic socketOne by one you eliminate all possibilities.Is the plug sealed, or is it a self-installed plugWhat is the condition of the cable? Does it have any kinks, squashed sections? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited June 15, 2018 by Frosty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted June 15, 2018 Share You have tried the obvious and put another appliance on the socket to make sure its not just the socket thats at fault?When I turned the trainer on the light was flashing, so there was current to the trainer. DjCyclist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjCyclist Posted June 15, 2018 Share When I turned the trainer on the light was flashing, so there was current to the trainer.Does not mean there's current it's working all fine, like the previous guys said check cable for any twist or bends it might be shorting inside cable when there's movement on trainer could be many things but start eliminating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjCyclist Posted June 15, 2018 Share Found this on the web seems like they do have problems not sure if you have the same model http://forum.tacx.com/viewtopic.php?t=30578 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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