Bill: I have done a few more measurements on my Sears distiller. The resistance from both sides of the plug to the metal cannister is greater than 30 megohms (as high as my unit measures). With the unit plugged in (not in water, give me a break :>)) I read 50 volts ac between the cannister and ground (same readings with sink as ground and with ground wire in ac plug as ground). If I turn the ac plug around I only read 5 volts ac to ground. I just checked the wall socket and have 120 volts ac from one connector to ground and about 7 millivolts from the other side to ground. So I think that is normal. I don't have any idea where I am getting the 50 volts. If the heating element is grounded at 50/120 of the way from one end, then turning the plug around should make the reading 70 volts. But it doesn't. They didn't teach me this at A&M in EE 101.
Dean > -----Original Message----- > From: Tai-Pan [mailto:l...@fbtc.net] > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 8:49 AM > To: Bill Schramm > Cc: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>WARNING: Shock Hazard, Sears Distiller > > > Bill Schramm wrote: > > > > I also received an unpleasant shock from my sears distiller. It > > happened when the unit was being cleaned in a metal sink. Unit does > > contain a "do not immerse" warning. Thereafter I never clean it > > without unplugging > > > > ---------- > > Holy Smoke Folks, > > Putting electric things in water,with power on!! > Throwing gasoline on fires!! > I don`t do funerals very well, and I like you all alot, so knock off > the dumb stuff. Scareing the hell out of me. :-) > Engage brain before starting hands. > Think about what you are doing, then think again. > Most things require ten minutes of thinking and only one minute of > doing. > Hind sight is not good, you will be dead before you get to do it. > Safety starts at home, not somewhere else. > Your brain is your best safety tool. Use it. > > Bless you Bob Lee > > > > > > > > -- > oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast > l...@fbtc.net > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
