Lights Out !

[Matthew Moore]

Bathroom entrance has a toggle switch that activates lights over the sink and toilet. To eliminate the toggle switch as the problem it was removed and the exposed black hots were connected, and good connections on the neutral running through the swithc box were verified. The same was done on switches in each of the walk-in closets with their respective switched overhead lights. After power restoration ~120-volts black-to-ground is measured at each receptacle, a little less (~110 volts) on each receptacle neutral-to-ground, but bulbs don't illuminate. Does this sound like a loose neutral connection between the bathroom and the main panel? Its not a main panel breaker fault as other outlets on the same circuit (outside the bathroom) are juiced. Thanks in advance for any replies.

[RBM]

You don't explain what the original symptoms were. Did the problem begin while something was being turned on or plugged in? What things are affected? How old is the house? Do you have ground fault breakers, or receptacles?

[Metspitzer]

Try replacing the bulbs first. (with the switch on)

[Ralph Mowery]

You are right. Sounds like an open neutral. There should not be any (atleast less than one volt) between the ground and neutral.

There was no mention of the voltage from the hot to the neutral.