A Simple (and Handy) Homemade Tool – Reader’s Advice

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Control lamps bought, I would have preferred homemade.

I assembled it from a high-voltage wire cap, for example from a VAZ‑2114, a W5W marking lamp holder, a piece of steel wire, a crocodile and a piece of wire. The wire was routed through the corrugation so that it would not tangle and look more aesthetically pleasing.

With such a control, it is convenient to check the fuses without getting out of the block, especially in a hard-to-reach place. A pointed steel wire (indicated by an arrow) can “pick up” an acidified contact.

S. Sheptunov, Penza . Region


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