AC Voltage Through Frame/Stablizers
Today I was adjusting my stabilizers and got a small, constant shock. I got out my multi-meter and began to seek the issue. I was getting jolts of 5volts (DC) but nothing steady. I checked AC current ...
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As CA Traveler noted, you have solved the source of the problem, however you still need to fix the grounding problem.
When you have a fault to ground, a low current one will be carried through the ground system, preventing or reducing the chance of a shock between the frame of the vehicle & the earth. With a proper ground and a low resistance fault (such as a short between the hot wire & the clamp in your case), the high current should have tripped the circuit breaker for that circuit. Since it didn't, your trailer ground system is faulty. Could be the power cable, an adapter, or the power pedestal, but unless you identify the problem & fix it, you are leaving yourself open to a shock hazard in the future.
When you have a fault to ground, a low current one will be carried through the ground system, preventing or reducing the chance of a shock between the frame of the vehicle & the earth. With a proper ground and a low resistance fault (such as a short between the hot wire & the clamp in your case), the high current should have tripped the circuit breaker for that circuit. Since it didn't, your trailer ground system is faulty. Could be the power cable, an adapter, or the power pedestal, but unless you identify the problem & fix it, you are leaving yourself open to a shock hazard in the future.
