Auto wiring is D C. On a tangent a cars alternater is a three phase A C generator inside, but the rectifiers inside only let D C come out. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert j. moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 7:32 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] checking for power
Hi I should know this but is automotive wiring a c or d c? I asume since it uses a battery it is d c but not sure. reason I ask is, will this thing work on auto wiring? -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 6:55 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] checking for power Got me one of these I paid um maybe $20 for and its a handy tool. Just rubbing it along a wire will help locate breaks etc. To bad it only works with ac lines and not dc, that would be most handy. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 8, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Lenny McHugh wrote: > Hi All, > I have a different make of this tool But they all work the same. I > found this description on the net. AC Voltage Detector > Model 9600 > Triplett AC Voltage Detector > > list of 6 items > . Easy and economical way to check for AC voltage. > . Safe, non-contact voltage probe. > . Checks 50 to 600V AC. > . Visual (light flashes) and audible (beeper chirps) alerts when AC > voltage is present. > . Quickly locates hot and neutral terminals in wire outlet and also > locates breaks in wires. > . Five year limited warranty. > I saw a similar product at Lowe's. I always use this when replacing > outlets or adding a circuit. > list end > > Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
