testing live wires

[tadders]

Hi guys, I'm after advise on checking live wires. Do I need a circuit tester or can I use the Electricians screwdriver I have, and if so how does it work. Many thanks

 

[telectrix]

is it beer or ale ?

what's the difference?

 

[Lofty]

The difference between beer and ale is the way it is brewed and the way that the yeast ferments.

Yep,i'm bored as well and it's raining as well !

Cheers,
Lofty.

 

[telectrix]

to get back to the question " testing live wires", no need for neons, volt sticks, or any other form of electrical test equipment. all you need is a couple of horses

 

[ian.settle1]

is he serious???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

who????

 

[ian.settle1]

to get back to the question " testing live wires", no need for neons, volt sticks, or any other form of electrical test equipment. all you need is a couple of horses

 

[mayfair]

So m8 lots of very useful help from the guys on the forum .... It seems to be a fad at the moment ....ripping into folk and going off topic.

Hi guys, I'm after advise on checking live wires. Do I need a circuit tester or can I use the Electricians screwdriver I have, and if so how does it work. Many thanks

 

[mayfair]

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what colour is the bulb in your screwdriver?

 

[mayfair]

Great advice for a new member, really made him feel welcome

 

[Risteard]

A lamp incorporates a bulb. The glass casing of the lamp is the bulb. The complete article is a lamp.

So apart from what you grow in the ground, when it comes to lighting a bulb is simply a bit of glass which will do nothing to illuminate anything on its own.

 

[TPES]

Ha ha ha, this topic has cracked me up!!!

I always say lamp... But then I can tell the way people look at me as soon as I've said it they think "don't you mean bulb"

So I say lamp... Then bulb straight after if I'm talking to laymen..


Ha ha, so that's my reply to the OP.

(get an approved voltage indicating device to GS38..(gives you a mark on your 2391))

 

[Risteard]

A John Drummond Test Lamp would be a good way of proving dead! Not Drummond Test Bulb!

 

[telectrix]

is a john drummond test lamp a BC lamp or a ES lamp.

 

[millwall ken]

sorry, mate. if you are asking that question, electrics is not for you.

EXACTLY................................. I thought that Neon Screwdrivers were banned years ago!!! Do they even manufacture them anymore???

 

[millwall ken]

So m8 lots of very useful help from the guys on the forum .... It seems to be a fad at the moment ....ripping into folk and going off topic.

No, I wouldn't exactly say that mate.... More shock and horror, at some of the recent posts mate.

 

[Phil]

EXACTLY................................. I thought that Neon Screwdrivers were banned years ago!!! Do they even manufacture them anymore???

they do, and they even give them away at stalls at the side of the electrical safety council ??

 

[millwall ken]

they do, and they even give them away at stalls at the side of the electrical safety council ??

WTF??? So one of the governing bodies (or a drinking buddy of it) has the damn cheek to demand this that and all the other, off of the lads - but will allow the sale of an item that could be dangerous in the event of a major earth fault? Well that says it all mate.

 

[TPES]

I just brought the new Wera Kraftform VDE 7pc set, and this comes with a neon tester...

So if there that bad and crap why are top brand manufactures still providing them with there professional quality screwdriver sets??

I was supprised to see it in the box

 

[millwall ken]

I just brought the new Wera Kraftform VDE 7pc set, and this comes with a neon tester...

So if there that bad and crap why are top brand manufactures still providing them with there professional quality screwdriver sets??

I was supprised to see it in the box

You tell me mate? As far as I've always been taught neons are a big no no, but then again, I do commercial and the odd domestic.

 

[Sintra]

The only things neon drivers are good for is testing out your safety goggles when smashing with a big hammer.

 

[Phil]

The only things neon drivers are good for is testing out your safety goggles when smashing with a big hammer.

i use mine for punching holes in plaster board.

 

[Paul.M]

to get back to the question " testing live wires", no need for neons, volt sticks, or any other form of electrical test equipment. all you need is a couple of horses

He tried that first but couldn't get the horses up 5 flights of stairs to his flat.

 

[Geordie Spark]

thought he was matches

THAT was during his partnership with Mr Vestas.

 

[Adam W]

He tried that first but couldn't get the horses up 5 flights of stairs to his flat.

If they're like like cows they'll go up the stairs but they won't go down them.
Still not sure about the theory that "dogs can't look up."

 

[mogga]

EXACTLY................................. I thought that Neon Screwdrivers were banned years ago!!! Do they even manufacture them anymore???

BIG Orange shed are doing them 2 for £1 ffs hundereds at our local I was tempted to layinto the "Electrical advisor" when I saw him direct someone to them FFS

 

[WDMDL]

They do some very similar ones for auto electrics.... 12V lamp in a 1 1/4 x 1/4 inch fuse type body, the familiar spring... and a metal end cap with 4mm socket to connect the flying lead.

Mix up one of those in your tool kit if you're used to those neon screwdrivers and it won't be the 12V lamp that lights up when you pick up the wrong one when "testing" domestic electrics!

What do we reckon? about 20 Ohms when cold for that lamp? OUCH!

Simon