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Frank Thompson · 2014-05-24T14:22:49+00:00

Circuit with two outlets is dead. Circuit breaker is ok. Outlet themselve s are ok. Is there any device available that can give a precise location of the problem? W/O such a device I would have to remove an entire inside interior siding panel which is wrapped around a window and light. I would prefer to locate the location of the problem and remove only a small sect ion of the panel to access the problem.

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May 24, 2014 43 Replies

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Frank Thompson 12 years ago

done

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clare 12 years ago

The idea of putting a lamp (loadf) right on the breaker is not a BAD idea - just un-necessary in determining if it is a bad breaker. If the breaker is bad and there is a load on the line, a non-contact indicator will show a dead circuit. The only thing it will NOT find is a combination of a dead breaker AND an open circuit. Not an impossibility, but it would be quite a coincidence.

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clare 12 years ago

ANd only 2 do not have power with that breaker off? And if not, they DO have power with the breaker on? Come on - what were the results of your testing??

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Frank Thompson 12 years ago

That is correct, and there are only two on the circuit

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