George Willer wrote:
The name I know them by is "Wigginton". Check Google.

George Willer

"Peter T. Keillor III" wrote in message
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:30:30 -0500, "ATP"
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"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On 31 Dec 2004 20:13:07 GMT, Mustmaker wrote:

Millions of years ago on the Forrestal, I had asked an electricians
mate

to

show me how to use his wiggins, as I was inserting the second probe
into

the

outlet above the scuttlebutt, he quietly pushed the water button so an

ice cold

stream splashed onto my arm, practically needed new scivies.

Can we get that again, in English this time?

I don't know what a scuttlebutt is but I have heard of the simple
voltmeter
commonly used by electricians as a wiggins.

I've heard of a wiggie, have one. I'd have to guess the scuttlebutt
is a drinking fountain, as in where you're likely to hear scuttlebutt

Traditionally, a cask of freshwater for the crew
to drink from. I'd also assume some sort of drinking
fountain on a modern ship.