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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 25, 2013
Potential between an exposed surface insulated from earth ground may instead decide to travel through a person's body. Is there any other issue here? This is why I physically BOND the trailer to earth ground. Every time. Hypothesis, Assumption and Supposition are eliminated out of the equation. 100.000000000% of the time. Many of you are not susceptible to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. I can not afford to play games. Offered As My Most humble Opinion.

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