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I've got a nearly full panel in my detatched garage and I've verified all lebeled breakers. However, there's a breaker labeled 'projector plug' that seems to power nothing. There is attatched romex. After testing every plug I could find with that breaker off, inside and out, up and down, I found nothing that was obvioulsy on that circuit. I used a circuit tester and plugged it into all plugs I could find while the appropriate breakers were on/off.

Is there a trick that doesn't take special (expensive) tools for tracing this circuit? I have a studfinder with electric sensing but rubbing it around the whole garage including the ceiling and above apartment just isn't feasable. Had an electrician out for other work as well as a trace, but he half-assed the trace when he was finished with the primary job (but dint't charge me for the trace).

Makrel
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"Special expensive" tools is too subjective. Cable Tracers can be bought for under $30 and into the thousands but for around $50 you can buy one that will help you tone out this cable. Especially since it's a detached garage, you'll hopefully be able to trace it all the way without ever being more than an inch away through the inside or outside walls.

Disconnect the cable from the breaker, attach the toner, and use the probe to follow the cable to its end.

If it ends at a junction box you may be able to determine what it was once for. Maybe a back yard movie projector? If it ends in a wall, just taped or nutted ... you've found a hazard and can correct it.

jay613
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