On Thu, 25 May 2006 17:36:38 +0100,it is alleged that "Christian
McArdle" spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:

What would cause the metal casing of both a microwave and a kettle to
become 'live' to some degree when plugged in to a certain socket?

Probably the socket is not securely earthed, so the casings start to float.

Christian.

Or worse, possibly there's some leakage between earth and live in the
socket in addition. Either way, not a happy situation


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