Personally though,
I have a Voltage detector with a forked end on it, that fits on to the end of my Hot-Stick, if it glows, it means that the line is still live.
It works from 230 up to 36kV, and it cost me NZ$189, a small price to pay, for my own safety.
Why the h**l can the line crews not have a device like this with them?.
[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 06-16-2003).]