Electrical conundrum quiz
I have solved this problem, but thought the electrical experts might try their hand at diagnosing this problem. My father in law made a homemade extension cord. He took a 12/2 wG cable and put a pl...
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Chris Bryant wrote:
Did the outlet tester use LEDs or neon bulbs?
Don't know. How do you tell?
Hiking Hunter wrote:
I'm having a hard time buying that...
I understand how a couple of loose whiskers can give a false indication for a hot-neutral reverse when the switch is open, but when you close the switch the whiskers would immediately be burned or the breaker would blow, UNLESS the whiskers provided just a high resistance connection and not a dead short. BUT, If that were the case and the breaker didn't blow, then why wasn't the load powered?
But, I don't have any better explanation.
I just report what I found. I don't understand it either. I even said so in the explanation I gave above.
Matt_Collie wrote:
Maybe -
Just Maybe,
This is why you are not supposed to put stranded wire under the screws of MOST wire devices with the singular exception of those designed for stranded wire.
His electrical work is not up to par. He installed an electric water heater, including running the wire from the fuse box. While he put in a 30 amp shut-off switch, he wired it directly to TVA. He did not run it through a circuit breaker. When I discovered that, I, ummm, rewired it.
