update power problem observations

[Robert & Teri Rahn]

okay, first off, I am confused about electricity. There are four big
wires a big red one that goes to one of the 50 amp breakers, a black
one that goes to the other, a white that goes to the bar with all the
other little white ones and a green that goes to the other side with
all the bare copper ones. I checked with my test light that lights
for 110 and another light for 220, and when i touched the place where
the red wire connects to the breaker and either the green or white
bar it reads 110. when i do the same with the black wire on the other
50 amp breaker the same happens. I took the little plastic thing that
holds the two 50 amp breakers together off and when i flip the top
one the plugs that have lamps plugged into them go out, when I flip
the other one the heater in the bathroom goes off. So both are doing
something. Also, the gauges in the upper dash labeled ac voltage are
reading:leg 1 120, leg 2 120. the gauges labeled ac amperage leg 1
reads zero and leg 2 reads 10. I looked for gfi plugs and found none.
should I take the switch apart that I use to select genarator 30 or
50 amp? I tried to work it with the genarator and the same problem
was there. Im so confused.
Robert Rahn
88 pt 40
Kalispell, Mt.