Shocks from wet cutter......

[merlecollins]

Not sure if anyone can help out here?

On Friday, when I was cutting with my DeWalt D24000 wet cutting machine I was getting electric shocks when touching any of the metal parts with wet hands . Not massive belts, I hasten to add, but definite surges and jumps like when you lick the end of a square battery

It was awful, but I persevered with the thought that it might have got dampness in somewhere and it would dry out over night

Went back in yesterday and the exact same thing was happening . I put some vinyl gloves on and it stopped (obviously) but I was still catching it if I hit the metal with my elbow or arm

Now this machine is only about 6 weeks or so old, so I'm hoping it's not that Could it have something to do with the electrical system in the house as it's still a building site??

The joiner got a bit of a jump off the tube off the metal hoover pipe on Friday as well, but we put that down to static......

The house i'm working in is a brand new build, but I assume we're working from a temporary supply as it's a single fused trip switch and not a multi fuse distribution board.

I would be extremely grateful of any assistance in this matter as I've got to go back in the morning and don't really want to go up in a blue flash if I can avoid it

 

[Sintra]

Just out of interest have you tried the cutter in another property? If so are you still receiving shocks from it?

 

[alarm man]

[QUOTE I'll get him to stick his wet hands on my cutter first[/QUOTE]

wrong forum mate..

 

[merlecollins]

Just out of interest have you tried the cutter in another property? If so are you still receiving shocks from it?

Yeah Sintra mate, never had probs with it before

 

[merlecollins]

[QUOTE I'll get him to stick his wet hands on my cutter first

wrong forum mate..[/QUOTE]

 

[Dan]

Any more news on this Merle?

 

[merlecollins]

Went back to the job today, but no sparky
Anyway, got stuck in with something else and low and behold who should turn up off the lunchtime ferry - the sparky
Nailed him straight away (in a nice way!) with a triple barreled gun
1. I need a heated towel rail electrical point moved in the Master EnSuite
2. I need you to look at wiring in a new central heating system in my Mother In Laws house
3. My freeking hair stands on end every time I use my wet cutter

So after he composed himself, he checked the mains DB
And......

...... it's not my DeWalt - The earth had never been connected at the DB

He reckons I would have been getting about 100volts going through me and was very lucky to still be here to moan about it

Thanks very much for everyone who helped me on this one

 

[Graeme Harrold]

Glad you're still with us........

Thanks for the update

 

[Sintra]

Problem sorted, happy days.