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Default Troubleshooting Electrical Outlet

I had some lights plugged into them which worked at one point, but now
do not work
they work when plugged into an outlet in another room.
there is a breaker designated for the room that the outlets are in
no rewiring has been done recently
i have a multimeter, A voltage test reveals .4 volts across the outlet
plugs

Pop wrote:
How are you determining the outlets are "dead?"

How did you know which breaker to change?

Has there been any rewiring lately?

Did the outlets EVER work?

Do you have a multimeter or an ohmmeter?

I think a little more info would bein order here. IFF you've
replaced the right breaker, and done so properly, then the
problem is going to be an open wire someplace between the breaker
and the first "dead" outlet in the line.

HTH,

Pop



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: What would be the next step in testing an innoperable
electrical
: outlet?
: All the outlets connected to one circuit breaker do not work.
: I've replaced the circuit breaker and outlets, but still
nothing.
: what should be done next
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