| Re: [GMCnet] coach tried to kill me -30 VAC to ground [message #358568 is a reply to message #358564] |
Sun, 13 September 2020 17:48   |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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Dave,
Are you saying there was no external power source -- no shore cord
connected? Was the water hose, TV cable, or other line connected?
Obviously, I'm trying to find the source of the coach-to-earth potential
difference.
Ken H.
On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 5:17 PM dave silva via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> So the GMC is plugged in, AC is blasting. I crawl under to look at
> something and when my shoulder completes the path to ground from the chrome
> bumper
> i get a pretty serious jolt (i sometimes work on household circuits live,
> this was a serious jolt)
>
> So it meters 30VAC from the bumper to ground.
>
> THis is going though the generator circuit. THis coach has a bayonet plug
> into the generator. I have a long RV cord with the bayonet female so i was
> using that. Inside the transfer switch does its job and the GEN light
> comes on and all the AC stuff is normal.
>
>
> --
> Dave & Ellen Silva
>
> 1972 Revcon Olds 455, toro drive train. All Stock
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