testing live wires

[Geordie Spark]

so... edison didn't invent the light bulb, he invented the light lamp. all is become clear ( or is it pearl)

I've always held the view that Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb - Joseph Swan did.

 

[telectrix]

thought he was matches

 

[Knobhead]

sorry, mate. if you are asking that question, electrics is not for you.

Hard but true!

 

[william44444]

is he serious???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[poppypiesdad]

is it beer or ale ?

 

[telectrix]

is it beer or ale ?

what's the difference?

 

[Lofty]

The difference between beer and ale is the way it is brewed and the way that the yeast ferments.

Yep,i'm bored as well and it's raining as well !

Cheers,
Lofty.

 

[telectrix]

to get back to the question " testing live wires", no need for neons, volt sticks, or any other form of electrical test equipment. all you need is a couple of horses

 

[ian.settle1]

is he serious???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

who????

 

[ian.settle1]

to get back to the question " testing live wires", no need for neons, volt sticks, or any other form of electrical test equipment. all you need is a couple of horses

 

[mayfair]

So m8 lots of very useful help from the guys on the forum .... It seems to be a fad at the moment ....ripping into folk and going off topic.

Hi guys, I'm after advise on checking live wires. Do I need a circuit tester or can I use the Electricians screwdriver I have, and if so how does it work. Many thanks

 

[mayfair]

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what colour is the bulb in your screwdriver?

 

[mayfair]

Great advice for a new member, really made him feel welcome

 

[Risteard]

A lamp incorporates a bulb. The glass casing of the lamp is the bulb. The complete article is a lamp.

So apart from what you grow in the ground, when it comes to lighting a bulb is simply a bit of glass which will do nothing to illuminate anything on its own.

 

[TPES]

Ha ha ha, this topic has cracked me up!!!

I always say lamp... But then I can tell the way people look at me as soon as I've said it they think "don't you mean bulb"

So I say lamp... Then bulb straight after if I'm talking to laymen..


Ha ha, so that's my reply to the OP.

(get an approved voltage indicating device to GS38..(gives you a mark on your 2391))

 

[Risteard]

A John Drummond Test Lamp would be a good way of proving dead! Not Drummond Test Bulb!

 

[telectrix]

is a john drummond test lamp a BC lamp or a ES lamp.

 

[millwall ken]

sorry, mate. if you are asking that question, electrics is not for you.

EXACTLY................................. I thought that Neon Screwdrivers were banned years ago!!! Do they even manufacture them anymore???

 

[millwall ken]

So m8 lots of very useful help from the guys on the forum .... It seems to be a fad at the moment ....ripping into folk and going off topic.

No, I wouldn't exactly say that mate.... More shock and horror, at some of the recent posts mate.

 

[Phil]

EXACTLY................................. I thought that Neon Screwdrivers were banned years ago!!! Do they even manufacture them anymore???

they do, and they even give them away at stalls at the side of the electrical safety council ??