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rewebster said:I have fun trying to do electrical work without throwing the breaker to 'off'.
You can safely check to see if the breaker is off by touching a bare wire with the back of your hand. If the wire is hot the jolt will jerk your hand back away from the wire.
This can be painful. The higher the voltage the bigger the jerk Not recommended for 440 volts