Mains safety, was: Setting up a VAXstation

Hi I've made a simple probe from a coule resistors and a neon light. I use two 510K's in series then the neon. The other lead of the neon is just a wire wrapped around things. I put it into the plastic part of an old ballpoint pen. I use the point from an old scribe. With this I can even puncture wire insulation easily. The entire thing is sealed with hot glue. The idea is that there isn't enough current to harm one if your connected to ground but enough current if your on insulated shoes to still see the lamp light a little. You don't need to connect two leads. Any hot wire will light the lamp some and that is all one needs. The bad part is that it works poorly in bright light. Dwight _________________________________________________________________ Boo!?Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmail…