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    Ken Deck Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 10, 2014, 04:08 PM
    Electrical Outlet Not Working
    An electrical outlet will not power a lamp. The appropriate circuit breaker is fine. The outlet itself has been replaced. A test with a multimeter gave a reading a reading of 95 volts AC at the leads. What is wrong with this circuit?
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    May 10, 2014, 05:54 PM
    Impossible to say with a crystal ball. You need to do some troubleshooting.
    Remove each device on the circuit and check splices and connections.
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    May 10, 2014, 08:13 PM
    Even with a bad connection or loose wire, 95VAC, which is indeed low, should power an incandescent bulb.
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    May 11, 2014, 04:36 AM
    How did you get the 95V reading?

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