JerryMouse wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

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.



Betcha the lamp was on and the circuit off.

Osmotic voltage (hope you don't mind technical jargon) does something I call
"drains."



Ha, ha, ha... Good one.


Matt