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In sci.electronics.basics Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hmm, Remeber those neon voltage testers with two leads and the bizarre
shirt pocket clip? I had one go out on me, showed no voltage when there
was some. Whoops.
Now I use one of those ground/wiring testers. I figure it will still light
up if one neon indicator fails.
In article <op.0nw7h4ytwdg98l@glass>, CFKinsey@military.org.jp says...
I do have a Fluke test meter that is purty much fool proof up to 600
volts and rated CAT 4. A T1000. It only measuers AC amps by passing a
wire through the prongs. It does have a switch for voltage and ohms. I
have on purpose set it to ohms and put it across a fuse in a 480 volt AC
circuit to see if the fuse is good or bad. No problem to do this.
With a bad fuse it doesn\'t blow up?
No it does not . It is designed to protect its self from voltage on the
ohms scale. They are only about $ 130
Even better is a quick tester by Fluke. it has 2 leads and about 8 or
so leds on it. Both it and the T1000 look similar to bannanas, even
yellow in color. The 2nd tester is fully automatic. Connect the two
leads to anything under 600 or so volts. If voltage, the leds light up
, the more for more voltage. Anoter is for AC or DC. If there is less
than about 200 ohms and no voltage, there is a led and buzzer for that.
About as fool proof as they make it for quick tests.
Hmm, Remeber those neon voltage testers with two leads and the bizarre
shirt pocket clip? I had one go out on me, showed no voltage when there
was some. Whoops.
Now I use one of those ground/wiring testers. I figure it will still light
up if one neon indicator fails.