"Jim C. Nasby" wrote:
>
> 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.
It is also possible that what ever has messed up the ground could also
be causing cause the crash.
Kent
>
> > If we're talking about fatal to the equipment, that's a much more
> > serious issue. ;-)
> >
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