[TheForge] Phone & electrical problems

[Ron Childers]

Thanx,Terry, I seem to remember an open neutral can wreak all sorts of
havoc; but could a tree falling on the line cause it? They said 480 houses
in that grid were w/o power. Also, the microwave messes up the tv - didn't
happen until the power came back on. Never had any problems with the mig
welder either..

Ron C

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of terry l. ridder
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:06 PM
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] Phone & electrical problems

hello;

there are several possibilities:
0) there is a floating ground somewhere. check to see if your house is
still grounded.
1) there is a floating neutral wire somewhere.
2) the two hot wires coming to your house are coming off the same tap of
the transformer on the power pole. ( not likely but possbile )
3) the power company has a crossed ground and neutral wire.

unless you have the proper equipment you probably should just call in an
electrician to perform a survey of the house and the incoming power
lines.