On Jan 31, 7:39*pm, "Artemus" wrote:
"Jim Stewart" wrote in message

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I've had one inch sparks from the belt
to my hands while using it. *Any suggestions?
It's chassis is connected to the power
plug ground.

Get an ohmmeter and test the ground connection between the
chassis and the 3rd pin on the plug. *Power cords have been known
to go bad. *Less likely is a faulty ground at the outlet.
I assume you are not using a 2 wire extension cord - right?
Art

Yeah that was my thought. Any sparks should go to the metal frame of
the sander.

George H.