I agree... you could do a once-over first... turn off the breaker for that room/outlet group and remove the outlet from the wall box... Check to see if there's a loose connection or if the ground is intersecting with the neutral in any way (It's not likely the hot [black] wire that's bad judging by the intermittent nature)... at least then you've looked at all you can physically look at... Return the outlet to the box, making sure you don't have any crosses or other concerns and, once battened down, you can flip your breaker back on. Of course if you have a fear of high voltage don't do the above work... or if you aren't feeling completely confident. There is, of course, the possibility that the wire past the box (in the wall) is the issue and you'll never find it there. In the interim can you plug it into another outlet that is not showing a ground fault on your tripplite? On 1/4/2013 6:26 AM, Robert Gilbertson wrote: > I would get an electrician to check it out. > If it is a bad wiring connection in ceiling or wall it may also be > getting hot and be a fire hazard. > It already is a shock hazard. > In my experience, electrical inspectors only get involved if extensive > work is done, like replacing a service entrance. > A residential electrical contractor is the place to start. > On Thursday 03/01/2013 at 11:39 pm, gregrwm wrote: >> 4 machines died on me in the space of 2 months. you and i are still >> here, but perhaps the machines were mayan? well none of them were >> exactly new. and then my 9yo daughter looks shocked and says the >> computer buzzed her. i touch what she touched, floor grate and >> computer chassis, and buzzo. so perhaps improper grounding might be a >> factor in mobo deaths? and/or other power faults? what do any of you >> recommend? a certain test gizmo? city of saint paul electrical >> inspection? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20130104/82d1d8b5/attachment.html>