03-01-2008, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by scotzoidman
Now seems like a good time to bring up a perhaps less versitile device, ....the simple outlet tester. ..... handy when it becomes neccessary to check an outlet for juice. Is the light/device/appliance DOA, or have I just popped a breaker? That old switch cover is nasty looking, ....Another makeshift device for checking to see which breaker controls which circuit is a good ole fashioned plug in radio...plug it in, tune to a strong station & crank it up...that way you can hear for yourself if you've cut power to an outlet without running back & forth from one end of the house (or up & down the stairs)...
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Good items Zoid. I think you're talking about a 'wiggy' or Voltage Tester. Handy pocket item to check for live lines, but be careful with switches. You only have two ends of the hot side and you won't get a reading unless you can ground one side of your wiggy for each one to see which is hot and which goes to the appliance. You are safer making your test at the appliance and trying the switch 'on' and 'off'.
I've used your radio setup more than once when I was only trying to locate one outlet breaker.  Saves a lot of steps as most service panels are in the basement. If you have to identify all the breakers in a box, you can pay for a 'sniffer' or Circuit Breaker Finder with the first couple uses. Talk about a lot of running in a three story house. 
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