help electrical problem

[ruger1800]

Had a breaker trip, lamp still wont come on at the recepticle, only getting 105v replaced recepticle am getting 105 from hot to nuetral and 124v from hot to ground, also checked the breaker am getting 124 from hot to ground, presume the breaker must still be bad?

 

[Brandon]

is the plug wired into a switch? could possibly be the switch. if not id replace the breaker next. that is actually a fairly easy process

 

[Benny]

Oops. Sorry, wrong thread.

 

[ruger1800]

is the plug wired into a switch? could possibly be the switch. if not id replace the breaker next. that is actually a fairly easy process

no switch just the breaker, will pick one up on the way home from work tommorrow.

 

[Rookie]

Try a different breaker to rule it out

 

[ruger1800]

Try a different breaker to rule it out

Just swaped breakers, no difference

 

[Brandon]

are we sure the lamp isnt messed up?

 

[ruger1800]

are we sure the lamp isnt messed up?

tried a radio and lamp, neither work on that receptical, volt meter also reading 105v when inserted in plug. all others in my house read 120v when inserted in plug.

 

[Brandon]

another ? then
are we sure the receptical is hooked up correctly?
hots and neutrals on the right terminals?

another ?
theres not a gfi receptical anywhere thats tripped is there?

 

[hornadylnl]

You've got a loose neutral somewhere. If you have 120v from hot to ground and less from hot to neutral, your neutral is bad somewhere. Could be loose at the panel or a receptacle that is upstream of the receptacle you are having problems with. Check the receptacles to the immediate left and right of your problem receptacle.

 

[eldirector]

^^^^ What he said. Broken wire, bad connection, rust/corrosion, etc... somewhere on that circuit.

 

[edsinger]

You've got a loose neutral somewhere. If you have 120v from hot to ground and less from hot to neutral, your neutral is bad somewhere. Could be loose at the panel or a receptacle that is upstream of the receptacle you are having problems with. Check the receptacles to the immediate left and right of your problem receptacle.

^^^THis^^^


hornadylnl,


If you want a job PM me..

 

[hornadylnl]

^^^THis^^^


hornadylnl,


If you want a job PM me..

Thanks, but after tomorrow, I'll have 64 hours for the week. I'm busier than I want to be right now. Can't complain though, because just a short while ago, I was lucky to get 40 hours.

ETA: After dealing with 240 and 480 3-phase, 120vac and 24vdc controls, plc's, and a myriad of switches, I like a simpler problem. I've actually ran into the op's problem a couple times at work now. Makes it even more interesting when you have full voltage one moment and the next you don't. Makes you wonder if your meters working or not.

 

[hornadylnl]

Op, are the wires bent around the terminals on the side, or are they just pushed in the back? Some people use the push in style receptacles as it's much quicker than actually looping the wire and tightening the screws. The push in style don't have near as positive of a connection as tightening the screw on them.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Op, are the wires bent around the terminals on the side, or are they just pushed in the back? Some people use the push in style receptacles as it's much quicker than actually looping the wire and tightening the screws. The push in style don't have near as positive of a connection as tightening the screw on them.

Good advice as well. Also a +1 on the GFI outlet. I've had a similar problem before and had a GFI outlet that had gone bad.

 

[edsinger]

Do you wrap them also?........

 

[hornadylnl]

Do you wrap them also?........

I'm assuming you mean electrical tape? I always like to run tape on the receptacles before I shove them in the box.

 

[Mr. Habib]

You've got a loose neutral somewhere. If you have 120v from hot to ground and less from hot to neutral, your neutral is bad somewhere. Could be loose at the panel or a receptacle that is upstream of the receptacle you are having problems with. Check the receptacles to the immediate left and right of your problem receptacle.

Op, are the wires bent around the terminals on the side, or are they just pushed in the back? Some people use the push in style receptacles as it's much quicker than actually looping the wire and tightening the screws. The push in style don't have near as positive of a connection as tightening the screw on them.

+2 Bad neutral somewhere. I hate those push style connectors, they remind me of cheap stereo receivers. They usually don't work then either.

 

[femurphy77]

You've got a loose neutral somewhere. If you have 120v from hot to ground and less from hot to neutral, your neutral is bad somewhere. Could be loose at the panel or a receptacle that is upstream of the receptacle you are having problems with. Check the receptacles to the immediate left and right of your problem receptacle.

That was my thought!

I'm not an electrician but I play one at work.

 

[hornadylnl]

That was my thought!

I'm not an electrician but I play one at work.

I don't hold a journeymans card or have any degrees but my employer seems to think I'm good enough.