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joebedford
Nomad II
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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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jun 17, 2013
Lay your forearm on a sterilized clean grade battery positive terminal and touch negative on a car and it will give your forearm a burning feeling. This gets exciting with a 48 volt solar system.

When an energized electrical part gets submerged in all but distilled water the electrolysis factor becomes otherworldly. Leaving monstrous trails of metal oxides between conductors. I would toss the part. It is doomed. No fix.

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