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bandito

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi,

I had a breaker that was humming and would stop when I pushed on it.
So, I replaced it but, the humming got louder (like there was
something definitely wrong) and there was no sound level deviation
when I pushed on it. It seamed clearly that the noise was now coming
from the door bell transformer. If I held the door bell transformer
the noise would diminish although still evident. Since the door bell
is not being used I disconnected the black wire that came from the
breaker I had just replaced, put a marret on it and the noise
stopped. My question is, is this sufficient and safe or should I also
disconnect the white wire that is connecting to the bar above the
breakers?

Thanks,


Bandito
 
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JeffM

Jan 1, 1970
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bandito said:
[...]If I held the door bell transformer[,]
the noise would diminish although still evident.
Since the door bell is not being used[,]
I disconnected the black wire that came from the breaker
I had just replaced, put a marret on it and the noise stopped.
My question is, is this sufficient and safe
Yup.
One hopes you did this where it is evident and easily accessible
(and that you left a note in the panel
for the next poor sap that has to work on things).
or should I also disconnect the white wire
that is connecting to the bar above the breakers?
Nope.

When you have a question about transistorized gear,
_that_ would be "electronic";
*electrical* (house) wiring is discussed in
alt.engineering.electrical and alt.home.repair.
 
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