On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:51:52 -0500, "miamicuse"
wrote:

I got a good quality one to four video splitter so tonight I got up to the
attic and disconnected the old splitter. Nothing unusual.

Then I connect the new cable IN, then one by one I connect the cable OUT.
When I get to the last one I felt a strong tinkling on my finger, you know
when you rub your shoe on the carpet a few times and go touch a metal
railing? Yes that feeling...I dropped the splitter. Is it static? I don't
know. So I touched the splitter, which at that time has the one IN cable
and three OUT cables connected, and nothing, it's OK. Then I let go of the
splitter and touch the last coax cable connector - nothing...so I touched
the splitter with my left hand and the remaining cable connector with my
right hand, yes I feel it again. What is going on?

In this case, it was low voltage, but you'd better damn well get out
of the habit of using two hands to test voltage. If you want to do
this again use only one hand, and probably the most you'll get is a
burn.

If you use two hands and it's a substantial voltage AC or DC, you're
running the current right though your heart. That's one way people
get killed by electicity.

if there wasn't supposed to be any voltage there and there is, there'
little reason to assume it will be low voltage, since it's not
supposed to be there in the first place.

You actually specifiy that you used your left and for one and your
right hand for the other. You would have felt it with just one hand.
Why risk your life?

Better yet, get a meter.



I then left the attic and when to the other end of that cable, which was at
the time plugged into a VCR, which in turn was connected to the TV and they
were running. I unplugged the connector on this end, went back to the attic
and no more problem. So I hooked the last connector up.

Then I came back down and put the cable connector back to the VCR.

What caused this? Does this mean I have an electrical problem with that TV
or VCR?

Thanks,

MC



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