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Pinball machine is shocking me! literally!

By vintage4life

11 years ago


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#30 4 years ago

I was having the same issue in an outbuilding. None of my games had shocked me before moving them to the new building. The games would only shock me if I was barefoot. I decided to try grounding the building, like so. This was just temporary to see if it would solve the problem and it has so now I’ll ground it better with a spike. Of course this is only if you know the game doesn’t have other issues. I would imagine you could ground your house similarly. I am not an electrician so seek the advice of one, but this is what worked for me.

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#34 4 years ago

Strange I haven’t been shocked since, but keep trying it your way. lol

#35 4 years ago

Since I wired the building myself, I know it’s correct. My ground works great as a temporary measure until I dig the trench and hard wire it. Been shock free since. Just saying it works.

Quoted from hocuslocus:

eeesh... that doesn't look safe at all. It's possible you have a ground fault at some point on the line or whoever wired you building up reversed the polarity on the outlets. I've had to fix a lot of mistakes DIY electricians have made in the past.
Grab that tester dent00 mentioned.

#36 4 years ago

Shock free pinball room.

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#37 4 years ago

I wired my 220 sauna four years ago and I’m still kicking. ;p

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