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Ed Pawlowski Ed Pawlowski is offline
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Default shock from electric stove


"Hipupchuck" wrote in message
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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.


That is possible, but easily checked. Static is a one shot deal. If a
second touch or holding the stove gives a shock, it is not static.