Having 30 amp plug installed at home
My previous home had a 30 amp plug which was very nice, so I'm spending the money to have an electrician I have used on several projects install one. Since my existing panel does not have room, one w...
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afidel wrote:
I don't think I'd stick my cheap volt meter into a potential 30A 240V circuit, I'll let a pro with a properly protected Fluke handle that. If I still had access to the Fluke from work I might do it myself but I've seen what happens when a cheap meter explodes (thanks youtube!) and I don't want to be anywhere near that kind of plastic shrapnel bomb or the potential for flash burns.
Those guys appear to be deliberately shorting meters set to read amps, or subjecting them to extremely high voltage, and yeah, cheap meters may not interrupt if you do something like that. But to suggest that one needs a professional quality instrument, or a professional, to read the voltage from a 240v receptacle is unwarranted.
