Current but no Voltage, any ideas?
I have a 110V, 20A household electrical circuit that has current but no voltage. If I shut down the circuit break and no voltage or current is present at a plug (checked with Volt/OHM meter as well as a Voltage/Current tester) and then turn on an overhead light (three-way switch) in the same room, current appears at the plug but still no voltage. If I disconnect the wire carrying the current, the overhead light goes out; if I then turn the circuit breaker on I have a Hot/Neutral Reverse condition at the plug. I am in the process of taking the wall down so I can trace the circuit at that time. I was just curious; I thought you needed voltage to have current. Any ideas as to way this is happening would be appreciated and will help shorten my troubleshooting time.
It is a principal of electricity that you cannot have current flow without voltage.
Voltage pushes current through the conductor..
In Ohm’s law this is symbolized by the following formula:
E = R/I.
