Hello all, I am in the middle of assembling a 240v brew system. I have been reading about grounding the kettle and how people have done it. My understanding is you should test it with a multimeter to be sure there is continuity.
I was testing the 5500 watt ripple element today. It is an integrated TC element. I checked for continuity from the ground pin of the element to the integrated TC ferule on the element and it read 0.9 ohms so my thinking is this part of the element is grounded. If I am I correct please let me know.
I will be silver soldering a TC ferule onto my pot instead of going with a weldless option. If I am correct about the element TC ferule being grounded then won't the kettle be grounded as well given that the triclover clamp acts as a mechanical bond between the TC ferules it is joining?
To test this out I connected the kettle solder ferule to the element ferule with the TC clamp and tested it with the multimeter. I connected one multimeter lead to the element ground pin and one to the kettle TC ferule and it read 0.9 ohms.
Does this mean I have ground continuity between the ground pin and kettle solder TC ferule? If so, given that I am silver soldering my TC ferule to my kettle, doesn't that mean my kettle would be grounded through the TC clamp?
I know there are lower ohm values for continuity but my multimeter only reads as low as 0.9 when I touch the leads together or when I touch them to any metal surface. I even tested it on a bare piece of copper wire and it still read 0.9.
I can see if you had a weldless TC ferule installed on your kettle that you would have to run a separate ground wire from the kettle but if it is welded in or soldered and the continuity readings are below 1 ohm then it should be grounded right?
I was testing the 5500 watt ripple element today. It is an integrated TC element. I checked for continuity from the ground pin of the element to the integrated TC ferule on the element and it read 0.9 ohms so my thinking is this part of the element is grounded. If I am I correct please let me know.
I will be silver soldering a TC ferule onto my pot instead of going with a weldless option. If I am correct about the element TC ferule being grounded then won't the kettle be grounded as well given that the triclover clamp acts as a mechanical bond between the TC ferules it is joining?
To test this out I connected the kettle solder ferule to the element ferule with the TC clamp and tested it with the multimeter. I connected one multimeter lead to the element ground pin and one to the kettle TC ferule and it read 0.9 ohms.
Does this mean I have ground continuity between the ground pin and kettle solder TC ferule? If so, given that I am silver soldering my TC ferule to my kettle, doesn't that mean my kettle would be grounded through the TC clamp?
I know there are lower ohm values for continuity but my multimeter only reads as low as 0.9 when I touch the leads together or when I touch them to any metal surface. I even tested it on a bare piece of copper wire and it still read 0.9.
I can see if you had a weldless TC ferule installed on your kettle that you would have to run a separate ground wire from the kettle but if it is welded in or soldered and the continuity readings are below 1 ohm then it should be grounded right?
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