Ground voltage!!

bushikai OP

10 posts

11-04-2022 at 04:03pm

Hello,

Sorry for the confusion is 80 volts earth and neutral.

@bushikai

Just a guess your multimeter was set on auto scale and you read 80 mV (millivolts). Not 80 volts.

Look to the right of the measured 80 do you see mV? 80 mV?

While using the multimeter you might want do some measuring. Check for the HOT to neutral contacts AC line voltage at the outlet as well as for the correct Hot/neutral AC polarity

1) Insert one meter test probe in the HOT, small blade slot, and the other in the neutral, larger blade slot. You should measure 120V nominal. (Somewhere around 120V)

2) Check for the correct Hot/neutral AC polarity. Insert one meter test probe in the HOT, small blade slot, and the other test probe in the equipment ground hole contact. Make sure you are making a good connection on both contacts. If polarity is correct you will measure 120V nominal. (This will also tell you have an equipment ground.)

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This thread is excellent at demonstrting how clueless this forum is about electricity. It will be hard for the OP to figure out what to do based on the various answers here.

It appears you have properly measured 80 volts ground to neutral.

It appears you have properly measured 80 volts ground to neutral.

No it doesn’t!

I don’t know about all multimeters, definitely don’t know about yours, but from the three that I own when the meters are first turned on and set to measure AC volts all three default to auto range...

The 80 volts he thinks he is reading could actually be 80 mV, (0.08 volt)...

It can’t get any simpler than my post above.

Responses here suggest sticking probes in outlets. DON’T.

From what you write here and your obvious confusion, I really don’t think you should be playing around with electricity.

Then I guess he shouldn’t even be inserting a plug into an outlet. He might get shocked!🙄