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    charles1962 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 14, 2008, 03:29 PM
    No lights
    I am a begginging electrician I was trying to find the breaker to a circuit and I took the switch wires and cause a direct short , the lights went out, but the breaker did not trip and I can't seem to find the problem also the main breaker was arcing as I turn it on an off
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    Apr 14, 2008, 03:42 PM
    Sometimes a breaker will trip but not throw. You should avoid shorting to ground to trip Breaker(unless I'm reading wrong). It can blow open a bad connection(maybe a good thing)?
    Verify you have voltage out from all breakers.
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    Apr 14, 2008, 05:09 PM
    Yet another duplicate thread.

    Here is the other: https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/electr...ts-205838.html
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