Update 2: So the outlet in question was very damaged. The front face had fallen off and a wire behind it was burned a bit. I replaced the outlet (I'm getting good at this now... took me about 20 min.). Unfortunately... that outlet wasn't on the circuit that's giving me issues. So now I'm back to square one.
I'm going to stop by the hardware store after work and maybe get a circuit line tester and ask some questions.
Basically, there are 8 outlets down on this circuit. I've tested all of them with the plugin tester -- they're all good. They all show up as 5-8 volts on the multimeter. Other outlets show up as 120 volts, so I'm pretty sure I'm testing the outlets right. I will look around for more dead outlets.
Question: Would the first (dead) outlet on this line run a 120volt current?
I'm going to stop by the hardware store after work and maybe get a circuit line tester and ask some questions.
Basically, there are 8 outlets down on this circuit. I've tested all of them with the plugin tester -- they're all good. They all show up as 5-8 volts on the multimeter. Other outlets show up as 120 volts, so I'm pretty sure I'm testing the outlets right. I will look around for more dead outlets.
Question: Would the first (dead) outlet on this line run a 120volt current?