small electrical charge on truck camper frame
I have a interesting situation where every once in a while, not often I can feel a small electrical charge on my truck camper aluminum frame or door latch. I believe it is only with the 12 volt syste...
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I know this sounds less complex than all the testing methods here, but there's one thing this could be that will 'baffle' all this kind if testing.
If a screw goes thru a hot-wire and into the frame (like any screw that attaches a component to the wall, or a panel, anything like that, it will generate power thru that frame to any component it touches ... so, some metal will feel 'charged' and some won't, if there is no contact between one piece or another.
SO, that is one very difficult thing to track, but it happened on a house, and it charged the gutters and metal flashing ... we eventually found a long screw that punched thru a piece of siding and screwed thru a piece of 110v wire in the house wall. Our electrician found it with a meter (not sure what) but he tracked it very quickly and removed the screw ... end of 'tingles' when you touched the gutters.
If a screw goes thru a hot-wire and into the frame (like any screw that attaches a component to the wall, or a panel, anything like that, it will generate power thru that frame to any component it touches ... so, some metal will feel 'charged' and some won't, if there is no contact between one piece or another.
SO, that is one very difficult thing to track, but it happened on a house, and it charged the gutters and metal flashing ... we eventually found a long screw that punched thru a piece of siding and screwed thru a piece of 110v wire in the house wall. Our electrician found it with a meter (not sure what) but he tracked it very quickly and removed the screw ... end of 'tingles' when you touched the gutters.
