On Tue, 31 May 2005 14:44:52 +0000, TJ Hertz wrote:

... promptly got an electric shock from an
area on the sampler's case where a bit of the paint had been scratched off,
leaving bare metal. It is worth bearing in mind that I was barefoot and
standing on a concrete garage floor, but nevertheless, this shouldn't
happen.

This is correct. Standing barefoot on a concrete garage floor while
dicking around with anything plugged into mains should never happen.

Good Luck - you'll need it.
Rich