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    Feb 8, 2011, 11:11 AM
    How many junction boxes should you have for electrics.
    Lights gone out upstairs baffled as to where the problem is as there is power going to them when tested
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    Feb 8, 2011, 11:15 AM
    The lights do not work?

    But there is power at the fixture?

    Please describe your problem and what the situation is better.
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    Feb 8, 2011, 07:42 PM
    You don't "need" junction boxes. "power is going to them when tested" Where did you test the power? Switch box? Ceiling box? If every light is out, Look for a tripped breaker or a disconnected power feed wire. We don't know how your house was wired. You may have a disconnected common feed wire in a ceiling box that is being used as a junction box.
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