RE: living room lights don't work!!

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Original poster: John <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

Hello Chris,
Thanks for the offer but, unfortunately I can't take you up on it :( .
The problem turned out to be an outlet. I will keep your offer on the table 
since I know I'll screw something up again in a (short)matter of time :) .
Thanks to all,
John
KABOOM...........................ZAP......Oh $&!% not again...

Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
Original poster: "Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux"


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"
 >
 > 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 wrote:
 >
 > >Original poster: John
 > >
 > >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 wrote:
 > >Origi! nal 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
 > >Su! bject: 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
 > > > >
 > > >
 > >