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myredracer
May 12, 2019Explorer II
tr0y wrote:It can't be a "hot skin" condition if you aren't completing a circuit to ground like you would if standing on the ground and touching a metal part on the exterior of an RV.
My issue is I am getting a tiny, tiny buzz that you can only feel on very tender skin ( back of thigh etc ) from one of the dinette bench seats, the metal framing, not the cushion. I have tried to recreate it with any other of the metal surfaces, other seats etc with no luck.
Skin resistance can vary a lot between individuals, if skin is wet or dry and if the skin is broken (cut for ex.) and range from 100K ohms to 1K ohms for adults. If it is related to static electricity, maybe you are more sensitive to it due to lower skin resistance and if the humidity is low?
Over the decades, I've had the odd occasion where I've brushed skin against the metal on a (properly grounded) appliance, tool or similar, and felt a sort of "buzz"/tingling/vibrating sensation if I kept moving my skin along it and then I stopped feeling it if I stopped moving my skin against it but was still in contact. Have read about others experiencing this and I think it's got to do with capacitive coupling or static.
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