chefduane Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Can anyone tell me which wire on the cigarette lighter in the passenger wheel well is the hot wire? There is a blue/red wire and a black/gray wire. I'm think it is the blue/red wire but I am not sure. And lest anyone ask, a friend at work has my tester. Thanks for any feedback! EDIT: Never mind - its blue/red. Edited April 26, 2017 by chefduane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 LOL no problem glad to help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Mac, you have been so much help with other postings and your video's that it's appropriate that I thank you regardless!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Not gonna ask how you found out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) I grounded one LED lead and shoved the other into each pin on the rear of the connector. ...Repeat as necessary. When it lit up I knew I had hot. Took about 10 seconds. ...of course, I had to think about it for 25 minutes before I came up with that solution!! Edited April 27, 2017 by chefduane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Oh i thought you went with the standard wet finger test, but this sounds more ... repeatable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Oh i thought you went with the standard wet finger test, but this sounds more ... repeatable. But not nearly as exciting. Speaking of voltage testing, whoever designed the auto-shutoff on the Klein proximity voltage sensor needs a slap. When you get it near a live A/C line it beeps and lights up. Works great. I need to do something in the sub panel so I turned off the breaker in the main box (right next to it), triple check that it's clear, and lay down the voltage tester while I start to do the work. About 2 minutes later it decides to auto-shutoff - which is a great thing except that when it does so it BEEPS loudly and very similarly to how it beeps when it detects live wires. Almost crapped my pants because I was inside the panel with a screwdriver very close to the wires. Thanks Klein..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Yeah, beeps should be distinct for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Oh i thought you went with the standard wet finger test, but this sounds more ... repeatable. I was going to recommend the wet tongue test. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 I was going to recommend the wet tongue test. That's what she said..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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