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Hassin Bin Sober

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17. Cool. Make sure you are using the proper equipment when testing/working...

Reply to dweller (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 12:28 PM

Jan 2012

... around the service. I've been reading some eye-opening stuff on multi-meter injuries. One of the Pros on that site says the multi-meter is the most dangerous tool you own - maybe a bit of hyperbole. Cat II is the minimum for household wiring but even their own directions say you have to be 30 plus wire-feet from the sevice. Otherwise a Cat III or IIII is in order.

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Any electricians on board tonite, wierd elect. problem [View all] dweller Dec 2011 OP

Could be a bad panel Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2011 #1

thanks dweller Dec 2011 #2

It could be an "open neutral" Kolesar Dec 2011 #3

yes, that was what i was seeing dweller Dec 2011 #4

I agree it sounds like a problem with the nuetral. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2011 #6

You might try calling the power company first Major Nikon Dec 2011 #5

That's good advice and a good warning (about getting power cut off). Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2011 #7

we had kinda a weird thing sorta like that last week NMDemDist2 Dec 2011 #8

This could be a bad neutral connection on your feed into the house. Stinky The Clown Dec 2011 #9

i'll go dig it up dweller Jan 2012 #10

Could be yer line in to the house from the poll. Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2012 #11

That happened when I was a kid Warpy Jan 2012 #12

awaiting power company to show up dweller Jan 2012 #13

not incoming power dweller Jan 2012 #14

Maybe try over at this site: Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #15

thanks, posted there dweller Jan 2012 #16

Cool. Make sure you are using the proper equipment when testing/working... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #17

all figured out and it's ugly dweller Jan 2012 #18

Good luck with that Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2012 #19

More than likely you have a loose wire at one of the breakers madokie Jan 2012 #20

problems corrected, and all is well again dweller Jan 2012 #21

Well that thread over at Terry Love sure turned in to a pissing match. LOL Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #22

that it did dweller Jan 2012 #23

You are fortunate to have an electrician buddy. RebelOne Jan 2012 #24