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    Aug 6, 2015, 10:29 PM
    Circuit breaker was fried, and the outlets were reading 240v between neutral and eart
    Circuit breaker was fried, some outlets arnt working and are reading 240vs between neutral and earth, I changed it over but are still reading the same
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    Aug 7, 2015, 03:55 AM
    Can you describe this a bit more?
    Is this a dwelling or commercial location? What kind of meter did you use?
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    Aug 7, 2015, 04:30 AM
    Where are you located (country)?
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    Aug 7, 2015, 04:55 AM
    If you are here in the U.S. then you may have lost the shared Neutral.
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