110V electric short

john&bet wrote:

Nvr2loud wrote:

john&bet wrote:

wittmeba wrote:
john&bet,

Not trying to argue but who put the label on your problem as a "short"? I think the term "short" is used when describing an electrical condition that may not be fully understood or easy to explain.

I would agree with BB_TX as a short is a condition where a line is directly touching a neutral or ground. That almost (if not always) should trip a breaker. It is different than a situation where the line and neutral are swapped (happens with 2 wire extension cords) which is likely what the OP has indicated.

This condition seems to appear weekly or more on this forum.

The plugin tester is $5.00 at Walmart.

I did. I have a $300. tester and know how to use it. This is what makes trouble shooting hard from a distance. Have a good day.

I don't care if you have a $300.00 tester and 'know how to use it' you still did not have a short.

There was a dead short between the to hot wires of a 50 amp service in the romex in the trailer that tripped a 50 amp 2 pole pedestal c/b and would not trip a 30 amp shore c/b plain and simple that is a short. That does not take a meter to find. You just have to start digging into the trailer. Enough said. Thank you and have a good day.

Now I agree with you....

You stated in your first post that you could have a short without tripping a circuit breaker or fuse... You are actually tripping a circuit breaker at the pedestal. You failed to identify that fact until this post. The short between the two 'hot' wires of a 240volt 50 amp service connection would instantly trip or fry a breaker, and that is exactly what you had happen. I disagreed completely until you stated where the short was and the tripping of the pedestal breaker.