Mikko Peltoniemi wrote in news:68f2h7F2slbs9U1
@mid.individual.net:

Bob wrote:

Follow the BOOM. I would suspect a backstabbed contact on an upstream
outlet burned its way open after intermittent contact arcing.

Ok. I think that'll be the last thing I do before calling an
electrician. It wasn't a loud boom really, was it was definitely
audible. And yes, there is a GFI, in the bathroom, which is live.

I didn't think of the outlets being daisy chained, but yeah, if only
I knew which way the wire goes, I would know which is the last
working outlet...


Probably more a Crack or Pop? Just as a glimmer of hope. Running a shop
vac once. On, off, on, off. Worked fine. Then off, then on, then
crack/pop. some outlets off. Turned out an outlet between the one I was
using and the breaker had a crud terminal and it finally arc'd out.

The thing that drove me nuts is I wasn't habitually familiar with the
house yet.I traced, disco'ed outlets, tested and everything. Can not find
it. OK, leave it for now. Lots of other fish to fry in HUD Wreck. One day
I move a piece of drywall I had standing against a narrow wall for a
later task. Oh lookie here. An outlet. Do ya think it was the culpret?