Thanks for that Brian.
Chris
On 15 Apr 2004, at 22:00, Brian Gray wrote:
> In UK homes, the neutral wire is at approximately the same voltage as
> earth
> (ie 0 Volts) if everything is working properly. The voltage on the
> live
> wire varies on either side of this (plus or minus about 240V). Hence
> only
> the live wire should light a neon in a test probe. (A pseudo
> electrician
> trying to fit a wall light for me recently was baffled when he
> connected it
> up in such a way that both pins in the socket lit the neon in his
> probe BUT
> a light bulb did not illuminate.)
>
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