Testing lamp with multimeter
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Testing lamp with multimeter
Before I go sticking things where i am not supposed to. I can test voltage at a light fixture with a multimeter by placing one probe on the threads of the lamp base (neutral) and the other on the tab in the middle (hot). Is that correct?
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Yup! You could just a continuity test from the socket to the plug. Turn switch on and set your meter to Ohms. Read from the wide prong on the plug to the screw shell (neutral) and the small prong to the center tab. If you get continuity everything should be OK.
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Yup! You could just a continuity test from the socket to the plug. Turn switch on and set your meter to Ohms. Read from the wide prong on the plug to the screw shell (neutral) and the small prong to the center tab. If you get continuity everything should be OK.
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JC-- why not use the lamp in the fixture as a "test-lamp"?; if there is a problem with the lamp holder socket ?