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<blockquote data-quote="poni" data-source="post: 555006" data-attributes="member: 1497"><p>The guy is very lucky, I have seen this very thing Kill a guy I used to work with, it just sits there until something is plugged in then it strikes,</p><p>yes an RCD would have helped,</p><p></p><p>point 1, this is not a question</p><p>point 2, it does not work like that</p><p>point 3, this could be possible</p><p>point 4, It does not work like that</p><p>point 5 yes,</p><p></p><p>the socket was wired incorrectly, (phase in the earth terminal) when the plug was inserted, the earth core/cable on the capacitor testing machine would have become live, causing all the earthed parts being live at the same time , so if the safety switch has a metal case, and it was connected to the metal case of the machine, that also would be live and if fixed to the fence, then the fence would be live , the fault path would have been from the fence though your guy and down to earth or some other earthed part</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poni, post: 555006, member: 1497"] The guy is very lucky, I have seen this very thing Kill a guy I used to work with, it just sits there until something is plugged in then it strikes, yes an RCD would have helped, point 1, this is not a question point 2, it does not work like that point 3, this could be possible point 4, It does not work like that point 5 yes, the socket was wired incorrectly, (phase in the earth terminal) when the plug was inserted, the earth core/cable on the capacitor testing machine would have become live, causing all the earthed parts being live at the same time , so if the safety switch has a metal case, and it was connected to the metal case of the machine, that also would be live and if fixed to the fence, then the fence would be live , the fault path would have been from the fence though your guy and down to earth or some other earthed part [/QUOTE]
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