Mitch
BOM 2/09-Keeper BOTtLe
The wife was having trouble getting her lap top to charge so I checked the wall socket with the multi-meter and it reads 103 volts across with another 17 volts to the ground. All the other wall sockets in the house other than the couple in that room are reading 120 volts. Lap top is not an issue, it was opperator error, but this is weird.
So what is causing the 17 volt bleed? Do I have a short and do I need to be worried about it starting a fire if I don't track it down right away? How do I go about finding it so I can fix it?
I'm guessing it's not a short or the breaker would pop, but I can't wrap my head around what would cause a drop of 1/7 voltage and don't know if it's a safety issue, please help.
So what is causing the 17 volt bleed? Do I have a short and do I need to be worried about it starting a fire if I don't track it down right away? How do I go about finding it so I can fix it?
I'm guessing it's not a short or the breaker would pop, but I can't wrap my head around what would cause a drop of 1/7 voltage and don't know if it's a safety issue, please help.