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
