Greatest Electrical Tool Ever?
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eschoendorff
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It's the simple things in life....
Moose-LandTran
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Greatest Electrical Tool Ever?
The flashlight.
The flashlight.
Charles (in GA)
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I thought you called it an "electric torch" over there.
Indeed, the title of the post led me to think of the Greatest electric powered tool ever, not the greatest electricians tool ever.
Charles
Moose-LandTran
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Yep, we call it a torch. We also say spanner instead of wrench. 
I have one of these at work and it works most of the time. Sometimes it would be nice to have a larger one for large connectors though. It would be nice to have one to get to the nut at a 45 as well. It works fine for me since I do not use it all day or even every day.
Funny you should post this as great minds must think a like. Elroy made the same purchase.
Charles (in GA)
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Yep, we call it a torch. We also say spanner instead of wrench.
A number of years ago, I went to school on, and worked on a corporate model Aerospatiale Dauphine II helicopter (now absorbed into Eurocopter, a merger of Aerospatiale Helicopter and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm). The manuals for this bird were translated from French into the Queen's English, and were about as useful as if they had been left in the original French. Years before that, I worked on a DeHaviland (Canada) Twin Otter aircraft, and its manuals, to say the least, were difficult to interpret also. This is where I first saw the term "electric torch".
Charles
Moose-LandTran
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Haha, when i go to the US and Canada i like to use thoroughly-English terminology just to confuse people, it's fun. 
Haha, when i go to the US and Canada i like to use thoroughly-English terminology just to confuse people, it's fun.
Most Americans like a British accent to begin with. Toss in those funny words and, boy or girl, they can pretty much get anywhere, including getting laid.
Where the English excel is in swearing. FAR more creative (generally) than Americans are. Especially if the French are on the receiving end...
Moose-LandTran
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Yeah, the accent does work wonders. Around chicks the accent becomes a little stronger. Around guys the accent goes back to how it is at work.
When i was in Florida last year, my ex's friends (the ex is Floridian) didn't believe i was actually English.
"Are you really from England?"
"No, love, I'm just pretending."
And yes, swearing is definitely a strong point, an art we've mastered exceptionally.
When i was in Florida last year, my ex's friends (the ex is Floridian) didn't believe i was actually English.
"Are you really from England?"
"No, love, I'm just pretending."
And yes, swearing is definitely a strong point, an art we've mastered exceptionally.
I just use a hammer and screwdriver. This tool would also work well.
The greatest electrical tool is the remote control, hands down.
Frank Elson
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when I worked in the States in the early 1970s people would often hear me, then ask me to "say something". I got quite used to saying "something". Us English were quite rare in those days.
These days when I visit Virginia mostly, they're cool with my accent. I think they've heard more of it on the telly.
These days when I visit Virginia mostly, they're cool with my accent. I think they've heard more of it on the telly.
We all have accents. You should hear the Americans who come up to Canada from places like the New England area or the deep south. You really have to listen closely to make out what they are saying and I'm sure its vice-versa.
OctaneMotorsports
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"Y'all got them states up here in Canadiaer like Louisianer?"
- "No, we have provinces."
"Oh yeah...providences!"
True story.
LoneGunman
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neat idea but I don't need to carry another tool at work, beating it tight with my kleins and a screwdriver works fine.
shamrock12
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Same here, just the good ol' lineman pliers and beater screwdriver will do the job well.
My greatest electrical tool ever? Not sure but the voltage sniffer surely does come in handy more than you'd think.
My greatest electrical tool ever? Not sure but the voltage sniffer surely does come in handy more than you'd think.
speed bump
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Personally I think the greatest electrical tools (for doing more than just wiring) are either the digital voltmeter or the clamp on Ammemter.
Blacknwhitepit
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A great tool... So much so I could not find it at a flea market, so I bought it new!! 
-BWP
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