The cheap outlet checkers will detect reversal of the hot and neutral, but cannot detect reverse of the neutral and safety ground due to they both connect to the same point in the power panel.
The checkers will detect if no safety ground is present. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Bruce Bagwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/07/05 Sat AM 02:39:50 EDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: RadioShack Recalls Power Supplies Due >toElectrocution and Fire Hazards > > There are many makes of voltage sensing sticks one can get basically >anywhere. Many times I have seen outlets "Converted" to 3 wire from two, only >to find all they did was "ground" from the neutral wire. That means I get all >kinds of RFI and if the "Ground" ever dropped, it would be HOT just from the >return from the light bulb or whatever. BTW, those cheap "Testers" will NOT >detect HOT/Ground/Neutral Reverse! If in doubt, run a wire from a known ground >to your Meter and find what wires are "Hot" I remember A house I rented, every >time I touched the light switch/outlet in the garage I got "tickled"Glad I >knew what was going on or else I might have made full contact, and I would not >be typing this right now!Swapped the HOT/Neutral/Ground and all was OK! Always >remember, just because the outlet is "Grounded" does not mean it is really >"Grounded" Verify!!!!! Stay safe out there! Bruce Bagwell >KE5TPN If You Can Read This, >Thank A Teacher. If You Are Reading This in ENGLISH, >Thank A Veteran or Current Soldier! Support Our Troops! >For Without Them, >We Have No Support at All! > > >> >> The inspector I used checked every outlet in the house, & found one in >the >> garage that had line & neutral reversed. It is tagged as such, & is now >> only used with fully insulated loads such as Christmas lights. >> >> Bob NO6B > >My brother lived in a house with two wire plugs he changed to three wire >plugs. He just jumpered the neutral and ground together on the plugs. > >It fooled the inspector with the little plug in light up gizmo. > >I highly recomend one of these to anyone working around electricity. >http://us.fluke.com/usen/products/Fluke+VoltAlert.htm?catalog_name=FlukeUnit >edStates > >Best $20.00 I spent. > >tom n8ie > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
