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cannesdo
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Aug 09, 2014

Electricity issue? TV blacking out when the heater is on.

I thought my tv was just dying but I've since figured out that it only blacks out if the space heater tower is on. Could it have something to do with the current being low? I have a multimeter and checked the AC volts and it's right on 120v It really does seem connected to that. The second the heater goes on sometimes, but usually soon after, the tv goes black but the the sound continues. I couldn't figure out why it didn't do it in the afternoon (but lately with the A/C on it has (!) but then would do it later at night. Then in a bit the picture will come on again. If it was the heat it would be going out during the day when it's warmer, right?

If that is the case what would be causing it? I'm on 50A at the post.

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  • Assuming the tv and two space heaters are all powered by the 120v system... yes my first guess would be you have low voltage. But I don't get the meter reading or where the measurement is being taken. It should be about 120 volts at the wall. Use the A/C setting of 300 to 600 volt scale.

    Usually it is a poor connection that causes low voltage on a 50 amp system.

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