Why Your Insulation Resistance Test May Show False Results

How do you test to ensure the insulation of your conductors in your solar PV system has not been damaged during installation and is providing adequate insulation? If you’re just hooking an insulation resistance tester up to your damaged conductor, you may get a false reading. This episode of Tech Tips explores this and shares some tips on how to use your insulation resistance tester in a way that gives you useful results. For more episodes of Tech Tips, our video series that shares all you need to know about maintaining your solar system, be sure to subscribe to our channel! The testing in this video is performed by certified electrical professionals in a controlled environment. This video is intended for informational purposes only. Only properly trained viewers should use the featured equipment for testing. Untrained viewers should not, in any way, attempt to recreate or re-enact this test, as doing so by the untrained user could result in severe harm to those involved and/or damage to the system and/or its components. Contact Paradise Energy Solutions or a trained professional if you need testing services such as those described and do not have the proper training and certification. Megger® is a registered trademark of Megger Instruments Limited.* _________________________________ Paradise Energy Solutions is a family-owned, full-service solar energy company. Since 2009, our team of 90+ solar experts has installed over 1,500 solar systems for businesses, farmers, and homeowners throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the USA. In addition to providing solar and battery system design and installation services, we have a team of solar maintenance technicians that diagnose and fix solar systems from small residential to large utility-scale systems and everything in between. Visit our website: https://www.paradisesolarenergy.com Follow us on Facebook:   / paradiseenergysolutions   Follow us on Linkedin:   / paradise-energy-solutions-llc