How To Use A Wiggy Electrical Tester SAFELY A Must Watch

[@TCooper304]

Very helpful. I have two and I guess I have been lucky and not gotten shocked, but I learned something today.

[@joedanzhere]

I primarily use the Fluke T+Pro which is pretty much a modern Wiggy. I love it because I work in a hospital with some circuits prone to ghost voltages and the Fluke T+Pro doesn't pick these up. It's a dummy proof tester.

[@McmM-cv9sb]

thanks for the safety tip it was good information ...👍

[@MountaineerOutdoors]

Always my pleasure.

[@donl1410]

I have a Knopp. Have had it for 25+ years or so. The probe holder on the unit is a little different, but pretty much the same otherwise. My first Wiggy was an Ideal from 1978, that walked away one day. George P. Wigginton invented the solenoid voltmeter in 1918,

[@MountaineerOutdoors]

Interesting I didn't know when the first one was invented. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day ☺

[@whitetiger8652]

Thanks for the video. I guess that explains why years ago I used my Knopp checking a light socket on an outside circuit and it kept popping the GFCI but if I used my Fluke 115 it would not happen.

[@MountaineerOutdoors]

My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺

[@ricker76er]

All wiggy’s will trip a gfci.

[@ricker76er]

You can perform the same test with a dmm. The lead opposite the hot lead will still have voltage on it. Will it not? I just did your same experiment with a Fluke 323 and the free air lead registered voltage with a tic tracer. Saying you can hold the opposite probe with a digital meter is just wrong.

[@MountaineerOutdoors]

I beg to differ you may get residual voltage on the other lead but a shocking voltage I haven't ever seen

[@bobcosgrove3235]

Used a wiggy all the time when I was younger but haven't used one in years.

[@johncasor9698]

Wiggy is great tool for Appliance repair, because a DMM will show the true voltage on a relay as for the wiggy will show voltage... so there you go...

[@jimfols1453]

I do not feel confident he know what he's talking about

[@MountaineerOutdoors]

😂 😂 😂 😂 Well I do still have my eyebrows so there's that 🤣 🤣 🤣