Michael_Leavitt
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The following question was forwarded to me by a fellow inspector. Please read and offer any facts, educated guesses or speculations. The real question is not where the voltage came from, since there was none, but what could have been throwing the voltage sniffer technology into disaray?...
I had something weird happen today. There were three wires hanging down from a beam. I put my voltage detector (the C898 sold in Professional Equipment) and it indicated they were hot. A few minutes later, the owner comes down and points out that the other end of the wires were hanging down from the other end of the beam. So now I look pretty silly. I went and got my other voltage pencil (Circuit Alert GVD-504A) and checked them again, and again it beeped and lit up.
So what's going on? The wires were not connected to anything electrical. Any insight would be appreciated. I wasn't impressing my client...
[ June 16, 2004, 06:37 PM: Message edited by: Michael_Leavitt ]
I had something weird happen today. There were three wires hanging down from a beam. I put my voltage detector (the C898 sold in Professional Equipment) and it indicated they were hot. A few minutes later, the owner comes down and points out that the other end of the wires were hanging down from the other end of the beam. So now I look pretty silly. I went and got my other voltage pencil (Circuit Alert GVD-504A) and checked them again, and again it beeped and lit up.
So what's going on? The wires were not connected to anything electrical. Any insight would be appreciated. I wasn't impressing my client...
[ June 16, 2004, 06:37 PM: Message edited by: Michael_Leavitt ]