On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:33:53 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:


I'd suggest you get a ceramic light socket with a large base so that it
will sit upright by itself. Get a regular light switch. Get a power cord
with a plug on one end and bare wires or alligator clips on the other
end. Mount everything to a piece of plywood or similar. Get some
alligator clip test leads to connect things together. Then start
measuring voltage and current in various places as you turn the light on

Is this reference to current another cunning test? I never said I
would stay out of that one. You can't measure AC current with most
meters, including almost certainly the one he has.

and off. Do a google search for electric circuit fundamentals, follow
along with your homemade laboratory test circuit. Be careful.

Also the public library likely has a book on fundamentals of
electricity, with drawings of circuits (so you can tell if it's likely
to be good before you leave the library.)