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joebedford
Nomad III
Jun 16, 2013

Shocking! AC power tingle between frame and (real) ground

I was doing something at the back of my RV today and I put one knee down into fairly damp earth (heavy rains here the other day). I steadied myself by leaning my right forearm on the bare aluminum hin...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jun 16, 2013
There are TWO possibilities but both are the same, OPEN ground. The safety ground is open most likely somewhere between the Motor home and the house safety ground.

The other option is an open neutral between the house and the transformer on the pole.. Thus making the safety ground the actual return path.. But this one is kind of rare. (happened to me though)

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