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You may be reading 120 volts between the two blacks because there is a 'load' on one, such as a light bulb, and the other is hot. If you unscrew the bulb (disconnect the load) you will read zero volts.
Measure the voltage on each individual line coming in to the box. I suspect if the only device that was in this box was a receptacle, that there is one line feeding the box, and the other two branch off to two other circuits. If this is the case, you should be able to just connect all of the blacks together, all of the whites together, and the grounds together.
Work with the power off, and don’t burry the junction box behind a cabinet.
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Last edited by dad911; 09-04-2005 at 03:48 AM..
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