theblet
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So itās time to check all of our Christmas stuff, and of course, two sections of my tree donāt work. The sections are plugged Into the tree in various sockets. Hereās what I know
1. A burnt bulb doesnāt shut down the section
2. Have 115 volts AC at the female socket
3. Fuses in the male AC plug are good.
4. Ohming at the male plug shows open circuit. Good sections test 0.000
5. Fused bulbs are good, bypassing them doesnāt change anything
6. Using my non contact voltage detector, I have voltage at every bulb.
does the non contact tester detect on the hot wire only? Could it be that the neutral on the section is the issue?
Trying not to spend $800 on another tree.
Any ideas?
Thanks
1. A burnt bulb doesnāt shut down the section
2. Have 115 volts AC at the female socket
3. Fuses in the male AC plug are good.
4. Ohming at the male plug shows open circuit. Good sections test 0.000
5. Fused bulbs are good, bypassing them doesnāt change anything
6. Using my non contact voltage detector, I have voltage at every bulb.
does the non contact tester detect on the hot wire only? Could it be that the neutral on the section is the issue?
Trying not to spend $800 on another tree.
Any ideas?
Thanks