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Default Odd Breaker Situation...

On Sat, 31 May 2014 13:55:54 -0700, Jim Thompson
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Odd Breaker Situation...

Changing out the cheapy light fixtures that came with the house, I
turn the switch off, remove the old fixture, accidentally bump common
(white) against frame (green) and breaker popped.

Measure white with DMM... AC-level is a few hundred mV (noise?).

Measure black with DMM... AC-level is even smaller.

Likewise black to white.

Touch black to green... nothing.

Touch white to green... pop.

Do these new breakers have the equivalent of GFCI built-in?

Arc-fault breakers? Switch in the wrong side?