Hi, Ron has explained it well, I would just like to point out that you probably won't get an exact 120 Volts, I have seen it as low as a hundred and as high as 135. Similarly, though ground should be at the same potential as the white neutral, there can actually be quite a difference, 30 volts. Hot to ground though won't ever be that low.
It is too bad that no one makes an audible polarity tester for outlets. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Baldwin To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:05 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New toy Hi, In the mail today, i got my talking multimeter. Now what to do with the darn thing. i mainly got it to test the heating mats I am putting under my tile. if I don't test them at several points during the install, the warranty is void. How would I test an outlet to make sure I got the hot on the right screw? i am sure I will think of many many uses for it. Michael [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
