Good idea to get an electrician to check that, and possibly
rewire the socket.

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"Ralph Mowery" wrote in message
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It looks like somewhere the neutral and the hot wires have
been reversed.

While you are probabaly not in danger of a meltdown, do not
use the socket
that has the faulty wiring.