Mike: Got two copies of Bill's post; one with the CS on subject line and one without. This whole thing gets complicated don't it???
Dean > -----Original Message----- > From: Tai-Pan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 3:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Shock me again baby > > > Hi Dean and list, > > Be careful now,we like you around. > Had a problem once at Naval Station in Memphis Tenn. Built a new > Technical training complex for Aviation Electronics schools.First class > of students were getting shocked all over the place. Seems the wiring > all over the place was wrong. We staff people said we could fix it > right,but they forced the contractors to do it. They couldn`t fix it > after three weeks. So the local SeaBee Reserve Unit was activated to do > it. After a week they did ask us to help, week later all was well.:-) > Seems the main power coming down the road was a old WW2 four phase > system which was then ran into a new three phase Delta-Y system thru a > polygon tranformer substation. We staff did all the phasing and wire > IDing and the CB`s did the wiring. Did the whole complex in one week and > had classes going again. > Seems I have digressed here,back to Deans house.I will tell you what > I`ve done in the past and you can do it if you want to. > Take the cover off of you power panel and connect a long wire (so it > will reach where ever you want it to) to the neutral buss and get the > end of it into your kitchen. This wire is your house ground. Measure > from it to your sink,should be zero volts(have seen hot sinks because of > disposal problems). Next measure from the house ground wire (the one you > brought to the kitchen)to your wall receptical to the round ground hole, > should be zero volts. Next measure to the longer of the two slots, (its > a system ground) should be zero volts. Next measure to the shorter of > the two slots. Should be 115 to 120 volts. If all of this is good, > problem is not the house wiring. > Read from short slot to sink,should read line volts(115 to 120). Read > long slot to sink, should be zero. > Now plug in the distiller, leave top off (don`t plug it in),don`t push > in the power switch (don`t want it on yet).Read from the neutral wire > you brought into the kitchen to the pot,should be zero volts (maybe a > few millivolts with a digital meter).If its not zero volts there is a > problem in the distiller. > The distiller has a nut on the bottom (just one nut).UNPLUG the > distiller and remove the nut. This will let you take it apart. Check for > any water inside the wiring. If its wet dry it with a hair drier. Make > sure its dry where the heater wires are. After its dry and no wires are > pinched put it back together. TEST from the neutral wire to the pot > again (has to be plugged in). If its not zero volts,take it in for > service. > Hope this helps some. :-) > Bless you Bob Lee > -- > oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast > [email protected] > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
