DaveC writes:

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:16:29 -0800, Jim Adney wrote
(in message ):

BTW, with a bulb installed in the hot side of the line, the upper edge
of the base threads will be at least somewhat hot. I was careful to
wire the hot side of the line to the center terminal of the bulb, but
there's still enough juice available at the shell to hurt or even
kill.

How can this be so if the shell of the socket is at neutral potential (only
one or two volts with respect to ground)?

Because the light bulb is in series with a load that will drop some
voltage and the shell of the bulb is on the Hot side of the load.

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