mike laid this down on his screen :
On 1/8/2017 5:25 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:
01001100110 wrote :

wrote:
01001100110 wrote:
If a refrigerator, microwave, large toaster oven, deep fryer,
blender, are on the same breaker, would that be too much?
Of course not.
What should be the maximum number of wall plugs on one breaker?
There's no limit--knock yerself out!
Should the overhead light be on a different breaker?

There's a break in a wire that's knocked out all power in the kitchen.
Peel off the insulation to be sure.

So far the break doesn't seem to be at the breaker box. Its not in the
breaker itself. I will have to get into the attic to find it.

What kind of voltage meter goes around wire to see if current is in
the wire?

A clamp-on ammeter. Not a voltage meter.

Will be very interesting to see how the experts respond.

A clamp-on ammeter won't do much good.

True, but the actual question asked was about a meter going around the
wire to see if current *is* in the wire.

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