I think it's unclear. I checked the patent office and the patent for electricity doesn't say anything about temperature. On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Ryan Coleman <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote: > That is patently OK. people make MISTAKES. > > Jesus. > > > On 1/4/2013 9:59 AM, Eric Crist wrote: >> >> This is patently false. The neutral doesn't ever get 'hot.' In fact, if >> you look in most electrical panels, the neutral and grounds are often tied >> together on a bus bar. The ONLY way you're getting shocked is if your HOT >> (black or red, usually) is shorted against the grate itself or another part >> of the HVAC system. >> >> ----- >> Eric F Crist >> >> >> >> On Jan 4, 2013, at 08:52:11, Ryan Coleman <ryanjcole at me.com> wrote: >> >>> I agree... you could do a once-over first... turn off the breaker for >>> that room/outlet group and remove the outlet from the wall box... Check to >>> see if there's a loose connection or if the ground is intersecting with the >>> neutral in any way (It's not likely the hot [black] wire that's bad judging >>> by the intermittent nature)... at least then you've looked at all you can >>> physically look at... >>> >>> Return the outlet to the box, making sure you don't have any crosses or >>> other concerns and, once battened down, you can flip your breaker back on. >>> >>> Of course if you have a fear of high voltage don't do the above work... >>> or if you aren't feeling completely confident. There is, of course, the >>> possibility that the wire past the box (in the wall) is the issue and you'll >>> never find it there. >>> >>> In the interim can you plug it into another outlet that is not showing a >>> ground fault on your tripplite? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Erik K. Mitchell erik.mitchell at gmail.com