This is a puzzling situation here in the shack. I have a 117 volt
receptacle that shows a voltage reading of 117 when I measure between
the ground hole and hot water register in the room. Obviously, this is
a dangerous situation.
When I checked out the receptacle, I found that there wasn't any ground
wire connected to the box(old wiring, new 3 prong receptacle added by
previous owner). I ran a ground to a cold water pipe nearby and voltage
between ground and radiator disappeared. I was happy with my success
until I turned out a lamp that was on in the shack and the breaker
popped. I removed the new ground wire and reset the breaker and now
we're back to where we started. Any suggestions?
Tom W8JWN
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