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Old 11-13-2007, 03:05 PM
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Re: Switched receptacle neutral bleed
Gunnar, Matthew,

What type of volt meter?

If of the digital type, they can read a false voltage from things like that because they have virtually no current draw, however, the old analog meters have enough current draw to draw down a 'static voltage' like that and give a proper reading.

I am *assuming* that there really is nothing wrong ... but Gunnar's 60 volts is a bit high, enough to make me suspect 'something' is wrong someplace.

If you have a SureTest digital, one thing it does is measure voltage and neutral-to-ground voltage, and, being it is performing other tests and drawing current for those tests, I would give its neutral-to-ground voltage reading more credence than a regular digital voltmeter.
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