RE: living room lights don't work!!

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Original poster: "Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux" <cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net> 


This old electrician would be
more than happy to check it out
for him for free, if he arranges
my transportation there and back.

Proof of qualification...
http://www.msbdatasystems-dot-com/Images/commercial_certificate.jpg

--
Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux
cajuncoiler-at-msbdatasystems-dot-com
http://tesla.msbdatasystems-dot-com

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 6:59 PM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: living room lights don't work!!
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Mark Broker" <mbroker-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org>
 >
 > Remember that one cannot check for continuity of a part with powr
 > applied....  If AC mains voltage appears at the breaker lug (test with
 > light bulb, meter, whatever), then the breaker is indeed ok.  Otherwise,
 > double check for a GFCI device on the dead circuit.  If none are found,
 > call an electrician!!
 >
 > Mark Broker
 > Chief Engineer, The Geek Group
 >
 >
 > On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 20:31:24 -0600, Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >
 > >Original poster: John <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 > >
 > >Hi Jim,
 > >I checked all the GFIs I know of in my house and it appears that none are
 > >tripped.
 > >I also checked every breaker with my ohm meter and found nothing wrong.
 > >Both of your assumptions about my coil are true.
 > >To top it off I was running my coil on the other side of the
 > basement from
 > >where the wiring for the living room traverse the ceiling.
 > >Thanks,
 > >John
 > >
 > >Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > >Original poster: "Jim Mitchell"
 > >
 > >Hi Terry,
 > >
 > >I'd doubt that running the coil would cause a short in the line, I've had
 > >this problem before when I was running my SSTC in the house, it
 > caused the
 > >GFIs to trip, and I went INSANE trying to find the problem, when
 > I finnally
 > >ruled it out when I saw the little yellow light on the GFI, indicating it
 > >was tripped.
 > >
 > >I would suggest that you look around the sinks and bathrooms for
 > the GFIs in
 > >the house, and make sure they're not tripped. Most likely this is the
 > >problem, as I'd assume that your NST was rated below your house wiring's
 > >rating, as well as the breaker's rating.
 > >
 > >Regards - Jim Mitchell
 > >----- Original Message -----
 > >From: "Tesla list"
 > >To:
 > >Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:04 PM
 > >Subject: Re: living room light! s don't work!!
 > >
 > >
 > >  > Original poster: Terry Fritz
 > >  >
 > >  > Hi John,
 > >  >
 > >  > The breakers trip when the current gets too high. Once in a
 > great while,
 > >a
 > >  > connection along the wiring can blow open too due to high
 > current. It is
 > >  > possible something shorted and instead of blowing the breaker, a
 > >connection
 > >  > somewhere failed instead.
 > >  >
 > >  > Tonight, I would flip the breaker "off" to be sure a bad
 > connection does
 > >  > not have power which might possibly start a fire. Tomorrow, maybe an
 > >  > electrical tester from the hardware store could find the blown
 > >  > connection. You start at the breaker and work forward.
 > >  >
 > >  > If not, maybe just call an electrician to come find it.
 > Better to blow a
 > >  > hundred bucks on a pro there than burn the house down. In a
 > way, it is a
 > >  > good thing since a bad connection is far better "found out" before
 > >  > something bad happens.
 > >  >
 > >  > Cheers,
 > >  >
 > >  > Terry
 > >  >
 > >  >
 > >  > At 07:48 PM 6/7/2004, you wrote:
 > >  >
 > >  > >Hello all,
 > >  > >
 > >  > >Tonight I was running my coil in the basement and to my surpise the
 > >living
 > >  > >room lights and outlets no longer work. The breaker was not
 > poped. My dad
 > >  > >and I both fliped the breaker to no prevail. Any Idea what
 > caused this
 > >and
 > >  > >how to correct it?
 > >  > >
 > >  > >Please help,
 > >  > >
 > >  > >John
 > >  > >
 > >  >
 > >
 > >
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