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[QUOTE]Curly - 9/25/2007  1:05 PM

Got to the hardware store and pick up a tester, it will show if you have a properly wired outlet, no ground, reverse polarity, etc.

I strongly suggest you and everyone else reading this either change the/your receptacle to GFCI or purchas a GCFI pig-tail to plug into.  All 110v in your garage or outdoor-power should be GFCI protected.

I don't have time to go into it all...BUT, What AL says is valid.  Even small amounts of current of 110v in small amperages can stop the human heart of an adult if it passes through your body in the right/wrong way.  All it takes is for the human body to be properly grounded (wet shoes, no shoes, etc).  Less than 25 mili-amp and "mili" means thousanth of one amp to do some serious damage to the human body!  Properly operating GFCI will open if there is between a 5-8 Miliamp difference in outgoing and returning current.

In my day-job I am the Safety Director for a large construction company, I have a bit of experience in electrical safety.

And IMHO, you should NEVER EVER feel current or anything similar in your aluminum or glass boat if everything is properly wired and in operating correctly.

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Posted 9/25/2007 1:05 PM (#276468 - in reply to #276381)
Subject: RE: Electric Shocks: Plugging Batteries into Charger

Got to the hardware store and pick up a tester, it will show if you have a properly wired outlet, no ground, reverse polarity, etc.

I strongly suggest you and everyone else reading this either change the/your receptacle to GFCI or purchas a GCFI pig-tail to plug into. All 110v in your garage or outdoor-power should be GFCI protected.

I don't have time to go into it all...BUT, What AL says is valid. Even small amounts of current of 110v in small amperages can stop the human heart of an adult if it passes through your body in the right/wrong way. All it takes is for the human body to be properly grounded (wet shoes, no shoes, etc). Less than 25 mili-amp and "mili" means thousanth of one amp to do some serious damage to the human body! Properly operating GFCI will open if there is between a 5-8 Miliamp difference in outgoing and returning current.

In my day-job I am the Safety Director for a large construction company, I have a bit of experience in electrical safety.

And IMHO, you should NEVER EVER feel current or anything similar in your aluminum or glass boat if everything is properly wired and in operating correctly.