That tool (forget the name) is very handy (quick to use), small, lightweight
and inexpensive.  I used them years ago, in another life.

I revisited the hdware store y'day after interjecting in this thread and
found a less expensive ($12) GFCI (with cover plate) AND an amber indicator
which I plan to install.  Hope to place the outlet on the bottom where it
belongs and the amber indicator (in a new ivory plate) where the outlet is
now.  This indicator should be handy to inform me if I lose shore power.
Liked a spiffy-er GFCI with a night light but it was twice as expensive.
Westy owners have to watch the cashflow ya know!

All the best!

On 4/1/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> OR, rather than just 'poke around and measure voltage' ........
> A friend recently gave me a great little device- he had a spare.
> I'm sure they sell them at hardward stores - you plug it into any 110 VAC
> receptical, and the LED lights on it tell you if the hot side is good or
> open,
> if the other side is neutral or open, of if the hot side and the other
> side
> are switched, and if they neutral connection is good or open.  Really
> handy
> device, and it's nice to know your 110 VAC is wired right !
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Paul Guzyk
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 12v outlet switch?
>
> If the outlet is on the left wall just in front of the rear seat
> (mounted low) and looks like a household outlet it is probably the
> factory setup.
>
> The "switch" adjacent to it on a separate wall plate is supposed to
> be a 110v circuit breaker.
>
> The factory setup:
> The 110v outlet has no power unless you are hooked up to shore power.
> The circuit breaker may be broken, sometimes you need a pencil head
> or similar to press in the reset button.
>
> However, if a previous owner modified things who knows what you have.
>
> Best to get a cheap mulitmeter and as others have suggested, poke
> around and measure voltages.
>
>
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Neil Crawford
'82 Diesel Westy
Me other car is Swedish