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I have been trying to fix a strange electrical problem and am now at a
loss where to look next.

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Any thoughts?

I had a somewhat similar occurence and finally had to call an electrician.
He found a tripped GFCI in a hidden, out-of-the-way location, shutting off
power to everything downstream (including the next outlet, which was also
GFCI-equipped). Reset the GFCI and now everything works.

He didn't even charge me for a service call.