RV Hot Skin. Mystery solved!
Hi all, Turns out there were two wires crossed in my garage's fuse box. I've owned this old house for 18 months and the garage is also quite old. I am not an electrician, but my contractor buddy sa...
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There is a device called a 3-light outlet tester
ideally you see green, green, dark
You'd have seen dark, green red
or Green, dark, red
(The label tells you what the problem is based on the pattern)
A handy tool and only a few dollars.
I even have one I made for 12 volt sockets (Back in the 70s many were bass ackwards) You plug in and see Green, Red or Yello
Green: Good
Red: Backwards
Yellow: Socket is AC
ideally you see green, green, dark
You'd have seen dark, green red
or Green, dark, red
(The label tells you what the problem is based on the pattern)
A handy tool and only a few dollars.
I even have one I made for 12 volt sockets (Back in the 70s many were bass ackwards) You plug in and see Green, Red or Yello
Green: Good
Red: Backwards
Yellow: Socket is AC
