From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Neon John"  wrote in message   
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   > There can be leakage but not the type you're thinking of.  Romex has   
   > capacitance between the hot and ground wire and to a lesser extent,   
   > to   
   > the neutral.  It is insulated with a high dielectric loss (PVC)   
   > insulation.  Thus, some small amount of real power dissipation will   
   > be   
   > consumed per foot heating the cable even when there is no load.  If   
   > the runs are long that could amount to a few watts.   
   >   
   > John DeArmond   
      
   That's a very good point, so I checked two connected 100' extension   
   cords with neon bulbs in their sockets on a P4460 KAWez. The readings   
   were 0.00A, 0.0W.   
   jsw   
      
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