-=> Quoting Herman Trivilino to Bruce Wilson <=-
 HT> Try this.  Measure the voltage between the towel rack and each contact
 HT> of a three-prong outlet.  If that gives you nothing, set the ladder
 HT> back up again, verify that the voltage drop exists between ladder and
 HT> towel rack, and repeat the same measurements with the ladder and the
 HT> three contacts of the three-prong outlet.
         He mentioned he had knob-and-tube wiring, so it is unlikely
it was installed recently enough that three-prong outlets were in use
except in 220-volt applications, as for room air conditioners, etc.
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