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In Reply to: Good advice... posted by Duster on May 20, 2014 at 12:05:33:
The inexpensive receptacle tester is a must-have; an especially good tool for an AC outlet installation newbie and any other audiophile to test power line distributor receptacles and/or AC outlets installed at the wall, not to mention AC outlets installed by someone else who knows when...not to mention AC outlets installed by someone else who knows when...
Worth noting, the tester can be fooled by a bootleg equipment ground where the neutral conductor is intentionally connected to the ground terminal of the receptacle where a true equipment grounding conductor is not present.
The bootleg neutral/equipment ground can be very dangerous in the event the neutral conductor connection is broken between the receptacle and the neutral bar in the electrical panel. In this instance if a load is connected to the receptacle the metal case of a 3 wire cord and plug piece of connected equipment will be HOT with respect to any grounded object. A 120V potential will exist.
Jim
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