RV Hot Skin (Exterior electrification)
This past weekend my wife was electrocuted when she stepped onto the trailer steps and grabbed the handrail while in bare feet. She was subsequently thrown from the rig and landed in the grass. She ...
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That was a lot of info. Mike can you explain your picture please? I guess the 120v ground is tied into the trailer frame?
If thats the case, could your test show zero ohms but once plugged in there could be a hot wire touching the frame? Trying to think how that would work. Could the person not get shocked, but there is still a hot wire touching the frame? Assuming youre not plugged into a gfci.
I want to test my own trailer next time im home. Plug the trailer in. Set meter to AC volts, and then probe the outlets between hot and ground? I can also test the ohms between all the adapters and the trailer frame.
If thats the case, could your test show zero ohms but once plugged in there could be a hot wire touching the frame? Trying to think how that would work. Could the person not get shocked, but there is still a hot wire touching the frame? Assuming youre not plugged into a gfci.
I want to test my own trailer next time im home. Plug the trailer in. Set meter to AC volts, and then probe the outlets between hot and ground? I can also test the ohms between all the adapters and the trailer frame.
