I was reinstalling a light fixture and it bit me. I measured the voltage from its hot to neutral and it kept oscillating between 0 and 40V . It was not phantom voltage I checked. The light switch (dimmer) feeding this line was off, and there is nothing between the lights and the switch. What could possibly be going on here and is it dangerous?
asked Jul 27, 2019 at 5:03
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What other equipment was operating in the house or area? only need 1 poor neutral connection...– Solar MikeJul 27, 2019 at 5:39
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everything was on. please elaborate– Walrus the CatJul 27, 2019 at 6:31
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1Was the tester you used set to AC or was it set to DC?– DDSJul 27, 2019 at 9:37
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Does the dimmer have a "click" at the end of its range to turn it off, or a separate on-off switch for that matter?– ThreePhaseEelJul 27, 2019 at 15:05
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@DDS AC. but there was definitely current going through it as per my test with my hand.– Walrus the CatJul 27, 2019 at 16:44
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