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Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by efreak on Saturday June 12, 2021 @06:55PM (#27488102)

Wouldn't plugging in a small appliance (electrical toothbrush, phone charger, alarm clock, etc) be enough to tell you if a socket is live? Why have an extra device unless you need to do actual tests (ie, check what the voltage/current draw is)? Plug in something with a power indicator before shutting off the power, and check it before you start working.

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Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by akiselev on Saturday June 12, 2021 @10:11PM (#27489190)

The metal inside the socket that completes the circuit with the male pins can age and get bent, losing contact unless the plug is at just the right angle or the pins are bent in the right direction. It's unreliable and unsafe. If its your house and you're intimately familiar with the state of the sockets, it's slightly less unreliable and unsafe.

The EM coming off AC mains makes a non contact detector hard to fool and it's such a simple device that even cheap knockoffs are reliable.

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Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by IgorPartola on Saturday June 12, 2021 @11:02PM (#27489396)

I have a stud finder with this feature built in. Really nice for not drilling into wiring.

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