In message o.uk, Dave
Liquorice writes
On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:04:08 +0100, newshound wrote:

Turn off power, remove socket and separate out the wires.
Turn power on, check out which wires are live, they are the ring the
other (dead one) is the spur.

So only Dave Liquorice and myself wants to do the job properly and
work on a dead supply:-)?

Easy and safer to do than a live test.

Don't always agree with Harry; OP may not have a tone generator but
probably has a volt stick, meter, or horror neon screwdriver.

Why would one want a tone generator? A continuity meter (a normal
facility on any multimeter) is all that is required.


I use a tone generator and receiver all the time for tracing data
cables, not often on normal mains cables though.

Dave, is your clock set correctly? You seem to be posting an hour ahead
of the rest of the country.

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Bill