[TechAssist] Re: Fingertip Voltmeter anyone???
- From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:13:22 -0500
And hope the phone don't ring.
Jim Myers
jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "MCCET" <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Fingertip Voltmeter anyone???
FYI
Found on the net.,
Subject: a neat trick
Newsgroups: alt.
View this article only
Date: 2002-01-3
If you dont have any way to test if a phone line is live or what the
polarity is you can do this. Take the wires and strip them back about 1
inch, spit on your index finger and lay both the wires holding them about a
millimeter apart in the spit on your finger . If its live you will feel a
little shock. The Ring side of the wires will start to fizzle if you look
closely, identifying the polarity of the line in question.
This was taught to me by a technician while he was installing my DSL
service this morning.
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