Tingle tingle ZAP!
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Darryl_V
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salt creep and what not do a number on light fixtures. Also ballast can leak electricity even when new. Is the ballast grounded? Is the fixture grounded?
Blob-79
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my guess is the tank has some current leak, and when you touch your shoulder it completes the circuit. A light fixture frame is much better ground then just the floor. this is dependant if your wearing socks
Poseidon
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the ballast is three pronged right into the wall and yea it only tingles when i touch the water AND the light at the same time
Darryl_V
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Brandon link said:
I didnt realize you had your hand in the tank.....the fixture is just a better ground path.
Brandon link said:i actually have something similar..
when i stick my arm in the tank theres no tingle... but when i touch my shoulder to my light i get a strong tingle....
what does that mean? i figure since u guys all sound like you know what your talking about i may as well ask
In your case it could actually be leakage from either but I would strongly lean more towards the light case just being a much more solid path to ground than just thru yourself and whatever flooring your have. If you have a good multimeter you can easily test the case of your light to ground or even neutral to check for a potential difference (voltage). Then you could also check your water to ground..... I would suggest you use the ground terminal right at a receptacle as your ground point. Please be careful to anyone doing this.....know what you are doing!!
Oh, and don't forget to check for both ac and dc voltage.
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