On Jun 27, 11:41*am, Hipupchuck wrote:
TimR wrote:
Kids complained they got a shock from the stove.

I put a meter on it, a pan on the burner while turned on is 40 volts
above ground. *The rest of the stove metal seems to be at ground.

The burners look in good shape but it's an old stove. *Burners
normally have ceramic insulation, right? *Is it time to replace them?

Probably just static.

If they got a shock from the stove what were they standing on at the
time?

Or, as suggestred was it just static discharge as sometimes happens in
very dry air conditions. You walk across a room, touch something
metal, large or grounded and get a spark from your finger tip!