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Don Y[_3_]

On 12/3/2015 11:30 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:22:41 -0700, Don Y
wrote:

There are no configurations that "don't fail" -- except the configuration
where there is no load present (and, thus, no need for power!).

So if you plug something into the outlet right next to the house it
fails?

(All of the outlets are "on" the house; presumably, you
meant "closest to the electric panel"?)

I've not tested each of the 5 outlets. They are spread over the
length of the house -- as well as around the side. I.e., I'd
have to *lengthen* the extension cord to reach them all.

I don't plan on continuing the "willy nilly" approach of jumping to
"try this", "now try that". Instead, I will approach the problem in
a more structured manner -- so each result adds to the data set
in a more organized fashion (instead of taking pot shots in different
areas).

But, that will wait until at least the weekend. I have many other
things that need to get done in the short term and the forecast suggests
I've got at least a week before temperatures begin to approach the
lows that are troublesome...