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RE: Electrical question.

To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: RE: Electrical question.
From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:08:04 -0400
At 04:57 AM 9/30/2004, you wrote:

>One tip - sometimes you may appear to have electricity, but the device
>(which has nothing wrong with it) doesn't work.  This means that you have a
>poor connection somewhere along the line - there is just enough connection
>to carry the tiny current required by the meter, but not nearly enough to
>power the application.

This is another good reason to use the light-style tester....if you get a 
brightly-lit lamp, you should have a good supply of current.

Ideally, you will have both the light tester and a voltmeter in your 
toolbox.  They're cheap enough, and both have their uses.


Jeff Sc.
Still Searching, Ga.





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