Brad Knowles wrote:
>
> At 4:09 PM -0600 2000/3/13, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
>
> > Speaking as a BSEE, the 240V 'leak' is either due to the building wiring or
> > due to very poor design (or both). If possible, try plugging both
> >the computer
> > and the RAID array into the same outlet (I don't know if your in the US or
> > not, so I don't know if your standard voltage is 120V or 240V).
>
> I'm in Belgium, so standard is 240VAC @ 50Hz.
>
> > In any case, I would very strongly suggest you find the problem and fix it,
> > as it could prove to be fatal.
>
> Fatal to me, or fatal to the equipment? I've already had a
Yes, and yes.
> number of unpleasant shocks, but so far nothing has been more than
> unpleasant. Interestingly, there was a small amount of leakage even
What is currently (no pun intended) no more than unpleasant could easily
turn lethal depending on what's going on.
> when both systems were turned off and I touched both the case of the
> Comparex D1400 (Hitachi DF400) and a grounding pin on the same power
> strip that the drive array is plugged into, which I have to assume
> comes from the internal batteries in the array.
Batteries or no, you shouldn't have been able to feel anything that way.
Sounds like there's something wrong with the equipment. I still wouldn't
rule out the building wiring either.
> If we're talking about fatal to the equipment, that's a much more
> serious issue. ;-)
>
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