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ICYaLata t1_j6b4ws3 wrote

Reply to comment by Cappuccino_Crunch in I have a question on wiring for a ceiling light. by Cappuccino_Crunch

Why is your neutral reading 120? There should be no voltage on your neutral unless its part of a closed circuit. Are you sure your wires? Older houses did not pull neutrals to switches and often used a white wire in the pair as a switched or hot leg. You may want to post a couple pictures.

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Cappuccino_Crunch OP t1_j6b6ih1 wrote

https://imgur.com/a/kNP90sA

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ICYaLata t1_j6b7lj7 wrote

Take the lamp out, and with the switch on, check if the socket has power. If you read 120v at the socket, it's the lamp. Or the metal plate at the bottom of the fixture isn't making contact with the lamp.

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Cappuccino_Crunch OP t1_j6b8ixz wrote

Switch on, both hot and neutral reads 120 disconnected and separated at the ceiling. Switch off, the neutral reads 120 but the hot reads zero.

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ICYaLata t1_j6b97b1 wrote

How are you measuring voltage on the neutral? One prong on the neutral, the other on the ground? Or are you using a voltage sensor?

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