GFI outlets only trip when they can detect a
>significant amount of resistance. Flowing current wont trip them otherwise
>they would trip when you turned anything on...
>
>Roy Hunter
>Co-Chairman
>ANGFA of North America
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>> From: drews at webgate.net
>> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
>> Subject: [RML] Leaking current
>> Date: Sunday, January 26, 1997 8:21 AM
>>
>> To all those electricians out there I need some enlightenment. I was
>feeding the
>> gang this morning and inadvertently dropped my eye-dropper (feeding baby
>brine)
>> into one of the tanks. I reached in to retreive and to my unpleasant
>surprise I
>> received a SHOCK!! After recovering my composure, it was a small shock
>> obviously, I reached in with my other hand (I guess one shock wasn't
>enough!),
>> and - NOTHING! I noticed that one hand had a cut and the other did not.
>The hand
>> with the cut registered the shock while the cut free hand did not.
>>
>> What's going on here and what should I do? All my electrical components
>are on
>> GFI's. I was under the impression that they would detect current leaks
>and trip
>> the breaker.
>> Is this current that I feel only on the hand with the cut dangerous? And
>why
>> does the GFI not trip out?
>> Why exactly do I only get shocked on the cut hand?
>> Is this current leak harming the fish in any way? In turning on and off
>the
>> power supply I don't see the fish reacting in any noticeable way.
>> I'm guessing one of the heaters is defective but, I have not yet isolated
>which
>> one. This whole thing makes me somewhat nervous so, I'd appreciate a
>quick
>> reply!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris- with his hair standing on end!;-)
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