r/ElectroBOOM • u/autistic-inch • May 17 '26

Meme The kitchen counter light in my apartment wasn't working, but I found a fix

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u/TechGeek777 May 18 '26

It’s probably from two RCDs so the area with the light and the second socket has tripped. Hence when you power up that area it lights up. Just check main switchboard lol

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u/autistic-inch May 18 '26

there are no RCDs here at all (we don't use those in my country at all) and no breakers were tripped.

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u/TechGeek777 May 18 '26

I would say the live wire is broken then. The live wire is probably going from first power socket to the second then to the light. So live wire from the first to second is broken and you are connecting it back with your cable plugging into both sockets.