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    Feb 10, 2010, 05:10 PM
    Circuit Breakers Going Bad
    With nothing plugged in, I flip the breaker the lights dim and the breaker flips off , I checked all the outlets for wires touching, could the breaker be bad.
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    Feb 10, 2010, 07:01 PM

    Sounds like the Breaker is doing it job. Sounds like you have a short.
    An Electrician will likely check the boxes that are associated with that circuit.
    If that circuit exits the panel with other circuits, it could be in any of those boxes.
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