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From: geoff@Veritas.COM (Geoffrey Leach)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Improper ground in house wiring?
Message-ID: <1991Jan10.154722.27651@Veritas.COM>
Date: 10 Jan 91 15:47:22 GMT
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From article <3667@ntmtv.UUCP>, by adrian@ntmtv.UUCP (Adrian Brandt):
> What's a good test
> to see what's going on with my power?  How do I test whether
> ground is hooked up properly?  I've got a fairly good digital
> multimeter...

There's a gadget that you can get for a few dollars that plugs into your
wall outlet.  It has a three-led readout that tells you what the state
of your power is.  Things like open ground, reversed hot and neutral, etc.