Sounds like induced voltage. Put a resistor, say 47k up to 470k, across
those points and measure again. You can use a night light if you don't have
any resistors.
If the voltage goes away, it's induced voltage, which is harmless. If it
looks gone, take the meter down to a lower scale, say 10Vac, and see if it
still reads zero.
If the voltage doesn't go away, and especially if it stays at the
previous voltages, it's dangerous. Start disconnecting things one at a time
until it goes away.
I suspect it will go away.
Hope you'll post back with the solution; interesting problem.
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Our TV reception, from a roof antenna, was intermittently flaky.
Trying to find the problem, I got a shock when I touched both the TV
F-connector and coax cable antenna lead. So I put a tester on and to
my surprise got a 75 volt reading.

It's also 75 volts between the TV F-connector and the outlet ground
plug hole or outlet screw. And, there's 75 volts between any connector
on the TV and any of these grounds. I'm also getting ~40 volts off the
VCR F-connector, and ~50 volts off the DVD player *housing*.

Best I can determine this is the case with all house circuits. I
plugged the TV into several, using extension cords, and carried the
DVD player around to plug it into all circuits. I also get ~30 volts
off the housing of an old stand mixer in the kitchen.

This isn't normal, is it?

I checked as many outlets as I could get to with a GB plug-in circuit
tester, and all test correct. All outlets are at 125 volts. I opened
the main panel and the one subpanel to see what I could see, and all
looked right, though I really don't know what I'm looking for here.

What would cause "hot" appliances, and how do I track this down?

Thanks!

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