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Thank you. We didn't realize we had a three way and we thought it was a bad switch. Followed your instructions and TADA! light turns on again!

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2 жыл бұрын

Interesting.....you never know what you will find. It's good to hear you figured it out.

Nice quick video that helped me figure out an old car switch with four leads.

Love your videos. Very detailed and you don't go fast. You go slow enough for us beginners to understand. Keep them coming please.

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2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure to help, Miguel. I'm having fun making the videos.

very helpful and straight to the point, wish more YT videos were like this!

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3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment, Mike. I try to make quality videos, they all won't come to the top of your search. If you have a few free moments, click on the channel name and check it out. There are now over 200 videos, organized by playlist.

the fluctuation on the meter was what i was looking for , thank you

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Жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

I have a four way configuration which was working intermittently. I replaced the 4 way switch and the circuit is still working intermittently. Does this suggest a bad 4 way switch or a problem with one of the other switches in the circuit. How to proceed. Thanks

Excellent video with clear explanations. Thanks!

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6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Thk u very well explained, easy to understand..

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5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for the compliment. I do my best to make the videos informative.

Great help and very to the point ! Good video and info.

Very helpful-thank you.

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3 жыл бұрын

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Thank you for the video ! It was easy to understand and now I know how to check my switches for any issues ✌ 😊 ✝ ❤

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4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Thank you. Very helpful

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3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Robert.

Thank you very clear to under stand

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5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Marie. Thank you for taking time to write the kind words.

Thanks for the great help...It worked for me.

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5 жыл бұрын

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Best explainer very good thank you

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6 жыл бұрын

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I want to measure the total load on a light switch. What is the best way to do that? I have a clamp meter.

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6 ай бұрын

Clamp on hot wire, turn on light switch.

@yellow_panther

6 ай бұрын

Thx

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6 ай бұрын

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Great video!! Thank you :)

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5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! I also have videos on how to replace a light switch, connect ground wires and many other videos. Click on the channel name to find them. They are organized by playlist.

Thank you for your video.

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Жыл бұрын

You are welcome

You should change the range to see it better

Well done.

Hey I have a question I was using my multimeter and I switched it to AC current and used my red probe to check voltage on the switch while it was on and then there was a spark and the room turned off I really messed up what should I do?

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4 жыл бұрын

Check your breaker, it likely tripped. If your multi-meter has a fuses, check them. You might want to buy a book on AC circuits 101 or borrow one from the library. If you are grounded and touch the hot wire of your home's electrical system, there is enough current to stop your heart.

@trillali2724

4 жыл бұрын

Know How Now Thank you so much I really appreciate it a lot and thank you for the recommendation

@dynamicdopamine

4 жыл бұрын

@@trillali2724 yeah I was going to say look at your breaker and see if it's in the middle of being turned off or on. That would mean it is tripped! Also there's a good chance you blew a light bulb? Also wherever you had your spark, look and make sure it did not burn through a wire! But my opinion, please do like he recommended and read up on electricity before you mess with it anymore!

so...how do you test a dimmer switch?

@Know-How-Now

2 жыл бұрын

Without knowledge of the components/schematic of the dimmer switch, I don't know of a way to test one with a multimeter.

nice

The Black is not common. The Black is hot the White is called common

You have to use continuity too

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4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting. Please explain why you need to test for continuity too. Also, what is the difference between continuity and reading 1-2 Ohms on a resistance setting on a multimeter?

@Shane23Armada

4 жыл бұрын

Know How Now it tells you triple Zero and lights red if that device is bad

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4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand your explanation. I've spent over 20 years working in the field with electricity/electronics. I've never had to use continuity to determine if a switch is bad. I prefer resistance setting, I can see if the resistance is fluctuating..... a sure sign that you have a bad contact.

@Shane23Armada

4 жыл бұрын

Know How Now oh ok. Well they show us different in trade school .

@Know-How-Now

4 жыл бұрын

Using the continuity setting is not wrong, though it is not a "must use". If you look at my mulitmeter in the video, it doesn't evening have a continuity setting.

Ah ha. Thank you.

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3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Is that meter from the 1950's? lol

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5 жыл бұрын

Lol, no it's from around 1990. It's had a hard life, it was carried and used daily for a couple of years before I got a Fluke.

Very helpful, thank you.

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5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.