On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:16:00 -0400, metspitzer wrote:
IMO DIYers would do better not to use a mulitmeter for home wiring.

I tried a neon test light once; it was worthless, the capacitance
between adjacent wires in a romex cable was enough to display
continuity. I ended up creating a "test lamp" using a 15W bulb in a
lamp fixture to get the job done.