Live equipment chassis

Have him get a polarity tester at the hardware store an outlet could be wired wrong.

Thanks Jea48 & Hevac1,

The poor chap was getting electric shocks from touching the chassis of any of his audio kit (not static charge). All product used 3 wire cord and plugs.

I initially suspected that the cause would be at the outlet but a check found the earth in place and the phase and neutral correctly wired all the way back to the switchboard panel.

It then came down to talking the guy through the laborous task of finding where circuit was being broken.

It turned out that a new (expensive) power cable was at fault (live was not conductive from his MM reading).

So everyone might like to know that the Squirrel lived.

Lucky squirrel.

So everyone might like to know that the Squirrel lived.

Lucky squirrel.

Yay, no more butt dialing...

If you keep the squirrel in your front pocket, it'll go for your nuts.

Is that a squirrel in your pocket or are you just ...?

Albertporter

Squirrels are very cute when they jump up and down caused by an electrical jolt.
No squirrels were hurt while writing this.