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   Steve Wolf to All   
   Re: Power in use indicator please ?   
   09 Jun 20 08:13:56   
   
   From: stevwolf58@gmail.com   
      
   The only switch is in the pump house is directly Wired from the fuse box to   
   that switch and then to the pump. The switch happens to be a ground fault   
   protected Outlet. Which I added as the original was not fault protected. The   
   current setup uses the    
   power as it comes from fuse box in house.   
      
   On slightly separate topic but related I thought I would set up the original   
   diode circuit on a test board to understand and learn from the concept.   
   I'm using 400v 3a.diodes and 100 watt light bulb.  I will not use this for   
   anything over 3a, befor you ask.   
   However it does not seem to work. I get no ilumination of led. I have tred   
   lowering the R value down to 10r. Still no light.   
   I then tried to increase the load, not exeeding the diodes amps still nothing.   
   I'm frustrated it's not workinh.   
   I then found a circuit by David Johnson.  Popular on this NG years ago. He has   
   a circuit almost the same as the original giving near top BUT he uses only 3   
   diodes and 10r. I tried this and no luck. I wondering if it me or not. I know   
   that David Like many    
   of you are very knowlegabe. I can post David circuit if you like. But I'm not   
   home right now.   
      
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