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Thu 9 Mar, 2017 05:40 am
Had the cable repair man at the house, cable box looses power and wont reboot to watch television (not the box). Box works in other parts of the house on other tv sets, ran an extension cord from outlet that I know works to tv still no good. Has me turn on microwave oven and he ran a load test, amperage went down, should go up? Tells me I have a possible neutral problem and need an electrician. Why all of a sudden and what should I do? HELP!
@hockeydad20,
Quote:extension cord from outlet that I know works to tv still no good
Hock, then the outlet or the tv itself doesn't really work
Quote:ran a load test, amperage went down
This will happen if you get gnd, ret mixed up
Quote:possible neutral problem
strongly suggested
Incidentally difficult to distinguish gnd from ret and so strongly recommend acquiring cheap voltohmmeter, get buddy to explain it
Quote:Tells me I have a possible neutral problem and need an electrician
Yes. That's right. Don't bother with the previous suggestion. You'll get fried or blow up your stuff.
@centrox,
Quote:or blow up your stuff
Yea Cen, but don't you think we oughta encourage all these beginners to learn the simple batt-op voltohmeter
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:Yea Cen, but don't you think we oughta encourage all these beginners to learn the simple batt-op voltohmeter
This is not a beginner electrical hobbyist, just a guy whose outlet doesn't work.
@centrox,
Quote:not a beginner electrical hobbyist
True Cen, but the concepts are pretty simple and betcha in a lifetime he'd find many appls
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