On the Isolated side of the transformer you need to put the ground clip onto either hot or neutral.
Reading this prompts me to mention that on the isolated side of a transformer there is no way to label either wire as hot or neutral. Each wire is equally as dangerous as the other.
Exactly!,but of course,the
only danger involved on the secondary side is becoming connected across both sides of the transformer at once,which is less likely than becoming connected between the primary active &
any earthed object,
OR the neutral.
The OP is doing the right thing by measuring the primary voltage between active & earth,as in most cases the voltage is almost the same as between active & neutral.(If you use an analog VOM that way,however,the RCD(earth leakage detector) will drop out because the VOM draws enough current to trip it!
)
With a normal Live Earth Neutral 120volt & 220/240volt system this will be almost the same as the voltage across the transformer primary,BUT--with an American 240v system,you would see 120 volts between earth &
both ends of the primary,so the primary voltage would be 120v+120v=240v.
He got hopelessly lost on the secondary side,as if you could still read volts between one side of the secondary & earth,it wouldn't be an isolation transformer!
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