electric shock

[ron237]

I have turned off the main switch on the fuse board, but when I removed a wall socket to replace it, I felt a slight tingle like a small electric shock from the wires when I touched them - What could be the problem

thanks

ron

[Softus]

Did you scuff your feet along the carpet before touching the earthed accessory?

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[breezer]

Softus wrote:

Did you scuff your feet along the carpet before touching the earthed accessory?

I bet he had no intention of putting his finger in his friends mouth.


I think softus is trying to say the shock you got was static, the box will still be earthed

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[ron237]

Once I felt this I re screwed the old socket back without changing it, just in case I was to get a shock

[breezer]

you mean to say you never tested it first to see if it was dead, better it dead than you.

please dont tell me you dont have a meter

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[markie]

Your on/off switch must work otherwise you wouldn't of posted this question. if it didn't then you would of felt more than an slight shock

PS don't worry them in the know will respond soon

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[breezer]

depends which on / off switch he switched, he may have two on off switches and some one may have switched the lable as to which switch is which switch.

but it was probably static

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[markie]

breezer wrote:

depends which on / off switch he switched, he may have two on off switches and some one may have switched the lable as to which switch is which switch. but it was probably static

He should of had a ballon handy

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[ron237]

I had a lamp plugged into this socket, which went out when I turned the main switch on the fuse board off, therefore there should not have been any power going to the socket. So why did I get a slight shock when I touched the wires?

Thanks

Ron

[Softus]

ron237 wrote:

So why did I get a slight shock when I touched the wires?

DID. YOU. SCUFF. YOUR. FEET. ON. THE. CARPET?

markie wrote:

He should of had a ballon handy

You turning French, markie?

[ron237]

No there is no carpet
Would there still be a feed from the nutral wire

Ron

[Softus]

ron237 wrote:

Would there still be a feed from the nutral wire

Did you turn off using a double-pole isolator (and I don't mean two Eastern European contractors)? If so, then no. If not, then possibly.

Do you, or do you not, have a meter than can measure AC volts?

[ron237]

I turned off both the switched fuse and the double pole main switch
I can get hold of an amp meter Can you tell me what I should be testing with this and how

Ron

[Softus]

ron237 wrote:

I turned off both the switched fuse and the double pole main switch

That's good.

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I can get hold of an amp meter Can you tell me what I should be testing with this and how

Whatever you do, DON'T attempt to measure amps with it.

You should measure the AC voltage between the live terminal and an earth, and between the neutral terminal and an earth. Before and after doing that you should find a way to prove that the meter works, but do it safely.

[breezer]

softus, do think we should ask bob transformer his opinion?

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