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Originally posted by sparky:
I agree step 3 would follow step 2 because one should never fully trust a tester.

Some of our guides suggest:

1. Verify meter on energized cct.
2. Open breaker, verify cct. dead.
3. Re-verify meter on a known live cct.

I always do 1 & 2, but I must confess to not going to step 3 on 240/415V.