After reading the post entitled "My system acts weird" by Avialuf I decided to check my breaker box.I installed 2 20amp circuits about a year ago for my stereo system and projector.My house is over 50 years old and so I pulled all the breakers and cleaned all connections with contact cleaner.I also found a hot wire to a different circuit that goes to my living room light and kitchen that was not tightened down at all.It was just barely stuck in the screw hole of the breaker.I fixed that.
In Avialuf's post he mentioned his lights dimming.I also have this problem.Now whether cleaning the breaker connections or fixing the lose wire could cause my problem I do not know.There was one breaker that had black on it from the breaker being cracked and me wiggling it and sparks shot out.this was when I was installing the 20 amp circuits.So I also replaced that breaker but never cleaned the connection.
It took me a couple of hours today to clean everything.When done I fired up the stereo and cd player and it seems my problem is gone.Could this of been my problem?????Seems weird to me that electricity was my problem.
I have everything plugged into a APC power conditioner/regulator.It always reads that the input power is 126 and out is 126.Only fluctuates when we have high winds or a good storm.Am still having a hard time believing that the lose wire and cleaning fixed things.
If my problem returns could it be the APC unit?Since the cleaning and this also makes no sense to me is that I have security cameras around my house and the video looks cleaner and more vivid.
Any thoughts on this.Thanks.
Shaun
In Avialuf's post he mentioned his lights dimming.I also have this problem.Now whether cleaning the breaker connections or fixing the lose wire could cause my problem I do not know.There was one breaker that had black on it from the breaker being cracked and me wiggling it and sparks shot out.this was when I was installing the 20 amp circuits.So I also replaced that breaker but never cleaned the connection.
It took me a couple of hours today to clean everything.When done I fired up the stereo and cd player and it seems my problem is gone.Could this of been my problem?????Seems weird to me that electricity was my problem.
I have everything plugged into a APC power conditioner/regulator.It always reads that the input power is 126 and out is 126.Only fluctuates when we have high winds or a good storm.Am still having a hard time believing that the lose wire and cleaning fixed things.
If my problem returns could it be the APC unit?Since the cleaning and this also makes no sense to me is that I have security cameras around my house and the video looks cleaner and more vivid.
Any thoughts on this.Thanks.
Shaun