In message , Clint Sharp
writes
In message , Peter Twydell
writes
They do try to electrocute their users if they're the wrong ones. I
once had a 24V version for car use and a 400V (?) for domestic. Guess
which one I used to test a mains wire?
Well, some would say that was the user's fault as the 24v one wasn't a
neon but a bulb indicator (neons generally only work above 80-90V
unless there's significant radiation or strong radio signals around)
and the user should have known what tools he was about to use.

I was that user. Can't remember exactly what the 24V one was as it's
long been chucked out. It was very similar in appearance to the mains
tester, which was the problem. Just picked it up without checking.

I *have* learned a little bit about safety since then; it was 37 years
ago, after all.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!