Slider2732 | Simple Mains Tester - No Battery @Slider2732 | Uploaded July 2018 | Updated October 2024, 15 minutes ago.
A simple circuit for live mains wire or socket detection.
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The circuit can also be positioned for the light to stay on without body capacitance, but brightens up if the floral wire is held.
A chunk of metal connected instead might work just as effectively or better...no idea yet :)



Many thanks to those who have shown interest in my funding idea for this channel, by selling books that I have authored.
Here are the titles so far.

The Beacon:
smashwords.com/books/view/876190
ISBN: 9780463375082

Sherlock's Soliloquy:
smashwords.com/books/view/878060
ISBN: 9780463411308

Peltier Goes To Hollywood:
smashwords.com/books/view/878240
ISBN: 9780463792827

The Pyramid of Soot:
smashwords.com/books/view/878378
ISBN: 9780463606674


Coming soon: The Beacon 2 - Battle of Nuclear Creek