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On Oct 24, 11:21*am, Smitty Two wrote
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Or just short the two leads. That's an efficient way to identify the
correct breaker.

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WEARING SAFETY GLASSES (and maybe leather gloves!) just in case some
hot metal from the spark heads for your eyeball.
Two copper wires shorting together and sparking 20 amps at 120 volts
or so = 2400 watts of hot 'welding' metal.