Odd request regarding phantom voltage!

[HappyHippyDad]

Afternoon all...

I would like to experience phantom voltage!! Is there any way I can reproduce it so that I can test it?

I know this might sound a little silly, and I realise my new Drummond test lamp would simply not light up if it is phantom voltage, but I would just like to see it for myself on something that I know for certain is phantom voltage.

I also want to test the digital and analog volt meter on it so I can see what they record.

Again... I know this sounds daft but I just want to see it for myself.

Cheers guys.

 

[Octopus]

You can probably "see" this in your own home.

Locate a circuit, turn it off at the CU then attach your MFT - you will probably "see" the phantom voltage as long as the cable(s) run parallel to live circuit(s)

 

[tony mc]

I have Drummond test lamp gift from my mate in the DNO but it has a filament lamp so have to be very careful testing with RCD involved. And your right they don't light up with ghost voltage!!

MTL9C | Drummond Test Lamps

 

[Brightspark2]

You know you wont always get the same readings?...

 

[rapparee]

You know you wont always get the same readings?...

Well it is halloween who knows what phantoms and ghouls you might see tonight

 

[Brightspark2]

Well it is halloween who knows what phantoms and ghouls you might see tonight

I wont see any, Ive shut the curtains and turned the lights off, no trick or treaters here muhahaha

 

[Richard Burns]

Not sure, haven't tried it, but if you took a nice length of three core and earth and wired it up to a load leaving the one middle core unconnected then you should get a "phantom voltage" on the unconnected core.

 

[tazz]

My idea works every year...!!!

 

[telectrix]

pink windows. YUK.

 

[dingledong]

.Nothing wrong with pink Windows tel ? ?