Tony Miklos wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

Tony Miklos wrote:

Alexander Galkin wrote:

Actually, the problem was accidentally discovered by the inspector
that had usual bulb light tester that does not have any scale but
just light bulb.




What kind of "usual bulb light tester" are you talking about? Are
you talking about a little thing with three LED's or neon lights
something like this:

http://www.inspectortools.com/gfciouttesbu.html

If so, it's a worthless piece of crap way to test outlets. I can't
believe inspectors are allowed to use them.

If the inspector didn't use something like that, what kind of bulb
and what wattage is the bulb in the tester he did use?

Did you plug in a regular lamp (turned on of course) and at the same
time test to see if there was any voltage on the circuit with your
multi-meter when the circuit was turned off?


I don't see how plugging in a lamp that is switched off should make a
difference. The outlet itself is an open circuit. A lamp switched
off should also be an open circuit. Please explain how the lamp
should affect the open circuit voltage? I'm an EE so don't be afraid
to get technical.


This time you misread my post. I wrote that the lamp would be turned
ON. To quote myself "(turned on of course)" I don't think we need to
get technical!

Oh crap, now I think I see what you meant. My last line "when the
circuit was turned off?" What I had meant, was that the breaker to that
circuit of outlets was turned off, but the lamp circuit on.

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Tony