How to Discover Source of Hot Skin
My trailer is parked under a metal carport on a dirt pad covered with rock. It has been raining and the ground under the rock is damp or wet, depending on where you are under the carport. Last evenin...
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you have a reading when unplugged
then it is some kind of induction, RF, underground utility etc..
the only way to eliminate this is grounding the RV to earth ground
and this is NOT a 3ft stake in dry ground, or posts set in concrete
this is an 8ft ground rod into earth where it stays damp
then it is some kind of induction, RF, underground utility etc..
the only way to eliminate this is grounding the RV to earth ground
and this is NOT a 3ft stake in dry ground, or posts set in concrete
this is an 8ft ground rod into earth where it stays damp
Ron Nielson wrote:MrWizard wrote:
check the electric ground to earth potential at the outlet the 5vr is plugged into
you might find zero volts
if so your situation is as stated in a previous post
capacitance effect, long cord, wires in rv, rv isolated from earth ground
My electrical problem occurs whether the trailer is attached to shore power or not. Is it possible that the extension cord or the outlet is the problem? I would not think so, but then I'm an electrical novice so my vote doesn't count for much.
Just makes sense to me that if there is electricity on the trailer skin, and the trailer is NOT attached in any way to shore power, then there's nothing on the shore power side of the house causing the problem.
