Hi, I've actually had this before as well in the old goldstream, being a sparky i had a multimeter handy and promptly set about checking things, starting with the source of supply and sure enough it was actually the caravan parks power at fault. I had about 60v between the earth poll of the gpo and the ground, litterally, i stuck the multimeter probe into the ground. When i reported this to management they told me the park was closing down in a few months to make way for an apartment blocks. In saying that i still would recommend you have checked out just to be on the safe side
Electric shocks
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Thanks mate. But notice that the cord had been damaged. Looked like something had fallen on it and a slight split in the cord. Not easy to see but it was there. So got a new one. Sparky coming next week. Cheers
Sooo... just had a call from the better half, as im at work.. she was having a shower, but ran out of water.. no problems, switch the tank over.. but as she touched the van she got a small zap! Thought she was going crazy, touched it again.... zap. Hmm!
I moved the van the other day to a bit shadier spot (still waiting to move into the new house, about two weeks to go apparently
) and put the stabilisers down on sandstone blocks.. i wonder if the van needs a better earth?
I moved the van the other day to a bit shadier spot (still waiting to move into the new house, about two weeks to go apparently
) and put the stabilisers down on sandstone blocks.. i wonder if the van needs a better earth?
Short answer is no, static would have been discharged with the first shock.
This is not something you should muck around with as it could be a fault with a cable, lead or other component, but the bottom line is that electricity can kill you and shouldn't be taken litely.
Also agree that never mind about it being out of warranty, Jayco will be interested if it's a safety issue.
Try swapping power leads We got a tingle when touching to van door , so we removed the power plug, free camped next days on way home then used a different lead when plugging it into the shed , all good dumped the old cable.
may have been moisture or corrosion that caused our problem .
Always pays to check.
may have been moisture or corrosion that caused our problem .
Always pays to check.
I moved the van the other day to a bit shadier spot (still waiting to move into the new house, about two weeks to go apparently
Do you have drop jack stabilisers ?
Mine have plastic feet on them, meaning they don't earth the van at all.
The earthing should not come into the equation unless there is a fault. There should be no current leaking to earth at all.
There is also an earth in your power lead that will be connected to the earth of your power point.
Change the lead.
Well, the sparky wiring our house up apparently tested the van chassis today with his multimeter.... found 110vac at the chassis! The f*ck!
Dont know what is causing it though, he suggests taking it to jayco.
FFS
Dont know what is causing it though, he suggests taking it to jayco.
FFS
Exactly the same thing happened to me when I first got our van. It was when we had it plugged in at home and I was using a modified lead that had a 15amp plug on it that ran straight to 10amp 240v at the house. Like you I got a massive wack from the chequer plate.
I contacted Jayco at the time and the only thing that they said it could have been other than a faulty lead was the earth of the main plug. It is hex screwed to the chassis up underneath behind the plug, the Service Manager said to unscrew and then refit to ensure proper contact. I also when to Award RV and bought a 15amp power box http://awardrvwarehouse.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=567 which plugged into the 10amp 240v at the house and then converts to 15amp at the plug allowing you to use the 15amp caravan lead.
Problem went away and not sure if it was the earth which I unscrewed and refitted or the lead and power box, either way the problem has never returned.
Az
I contacted Jayco at the time and the only thing that they said it could have been other than a faulty lead was the earth of the main plug. It is hex screwed to the chassis up underneath behind the plug, the Service Manager said to unscrew and then refit to ensure proper contact. I also when to Award RV and bought a 15amp power box http://awardrvwarehouse.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=567 which plugged into the 10amp 240v at the house and then converts to 15amp at the plug allowing you to use the 15amp caravan lead.
Problem went away and not sure if it was the earth which I unscrewed and refitted or the lead and power box, either way the problem has never returned.
Az
Recently had the same thing, to save guess work I used a multi meter from chassis to ground and it ran some numbers up, disconnected van ran meter over the lead and sure enough the earth was stuffed, replaced lead and all was good but still ran the meter over every socket and appliance in van to check for leaks.
Leads can be broken from normal use, dropping something on it, slamming in doors. I have found that the terminal screws can loosen over time and if you don't check them occasionally they arc up, the plugs can melt really well.
Leads can be broken from normal use, dropping something on it, slamming in doors. I have found that the terminal screws can loosen over time and if you don't check them occasionally they arc up, the plugs can melt really well.