Got a lighting circuit that keeps tripping a 30A breaker in this piece of crap restaurant. The circuit holds long enough for me to get my amprobe on it and when I do it reads 84A, then trips obviously. My question is would a short cause me to have that high of an amperage reading? I have never encountered this before. I have to trace out the circuit and the electric in this place is a total mess but they just like to nickel and dime it till something goes wrong like now.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?