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Old May 16th, 2008, 01:13 AM   #3 (permalink)
quackerz
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It's very common for buildings to be wired poorly. Hot and neutral reversed, ungrounded grounds, neutrals measuring better than 1V to ground, etc. I convert to 3-prong but also carry an outlet tester and refuse to plug in if the wiring is awry.
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