Re: how do i test that an electrical appliance won't electrocute me?



"jameshanley39@xxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:

It's a 3 prong plug.. i don't know what it means but i think the top
prong is ground.

anyhow... i have the 2 wires from my multimeter. red and black. I put
the red to the appliance and the black to a prong. Then to the other
prong. Then the wires the other way.. black on appliance, red on a
prong.

i actually have a picture that illustrates that on th back of my
multimeter i got from maplin. as one of the things i can do with it!

Ah, you're from the UK.

Unless you bought this microwave oven second hand and are suspicious that it's
been fiddled with you can be confident that it's safe.

Unlike in the USA, the earth in UK wiring is very reliable and *always* present
and equipment like microwaves is *always* properly earthed.

Graham

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