On 9-May-2004, "Jack Painter" wrote:

Thanks Ken, you're right. I was thinking that without current-sensing
abilities on the neutral side of the circuit that it might allow the full
available current, but of course a light bulb would just work as a light
bulb, drawing no more power than it was designed for! I feel a little dim
myself right now ;-(

Jack

No Problem. It's a good thing to point out that a light bulb with short leads can be used as a good
test device for the effectiveness of a circuit ground or to identify the hot (ungrounded conductor)
from the neutral (grounded conductor).
-ken-