btw john t,..............

glennster

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just wanted to show you my official junior grade grasshopper beginner electron detector tools. keep em in my truck all the time. i like the little klein non contact voltage detector.

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Tops my old analog Simpson 260. Hey with that equipment you don't need me lol but I still enjoy our chats and your questions.

John T
 
glennster , be careful with that "voltage detector" . If you use it for trouble shooting it can be your best tool and can also mislead you! Trust but verify, if you know what I mean.
joe
 
What I really like about the non contact detectors is how easy it makes it to diagnose a broken neutral/grounded conductor.
 
Yup, i use the non contact first, then the wiggy, then the dvom. Does a good job keepin my hair from gettin frizzy!!!
 
(quoted from post at 19:44:20 11/19/14) glennster , be careful with that "voltage detector" ......Trust but verify, if you know what I mean.
joe
Sage advice!

I use a Fluke non-contact voltage detector along with a Fluke 87 DMM, an old Wiggy and an even older Simpson 260 (hear that John T?!) The detector is slick for quickly checking outlets, finding the hot wire(s) in a bundle, etc. But don't trust it to tell you whether or not a circuit is energized. For safety, verify with a Wiggy, VOM, etc. before touching anything!
 
After spending 30+ years as an engineer doing aerospace wiring, computers, power systems and microwave design (not all at once, thank goodness), I find that I can get by with one of the cheapy Harbor Freight digital multimeters for anything I'm likely to do away from work, such as car, truck, tractor and boat wiring and house wiring. Sometimes it'd be nice to have a clamp on ammeter or a circuit tracer (especially on the boat), but I manage to get by without 'em.
 
(quoted from post at 19:29:40 11/19/14)
(quoted from post at 19:44:20 11/19/14) glennster , be careful with that "voltage detector" ......Trust but verify, if you know what I mean.
joe
Sage advice!

I use a Fluke non-contact voltage detector along with a Fluke 87 DMM, an old Wiggy and an even older Simpson 260 (hear that John T?!) The detector is slick for locating quickly checking outlets, finding the hot wire(s) in a bundle, etc. But don't trust it to tell you whether or not a circuit is energized. For safety, verify with a Wiggy, VOM, etc. before touching anything!

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Dusty
 

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