*Shallow end, being shocked when grabbing railing*
- Thread starter gamerfan2004
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I would like to see him continuity test between the panel box and the meter box. With the neutral lifted
Neutral removed:
Water to railing: 2.1VAC
Water to deck: 1.35VAC
Railing to deck: .56VAC
Water to railing
Water to railing: 2.1VAC
Water to deck: 1.35VAC
Railing to deck: .56VAC
Water to railing
do you have time to continuity test from the meter box to the panel box to see if they are isolated?
IF the electrode grounding conductor does not run through the meter I think you can do this by touching the meter box and the copper wire going to the ground rod.
Seems like the voltage is probably not coming from the house side.
Maybe an exposed wire connection underground on the main incoming hot wires?
That would be difficult to check.
Maybe a signal generator on the main incoming power wires to see if it shows up on the oscilloscope?
If the underground wire was leaking current, it would go towards the ground rod to get to the ground wire to get to the neutral and back to the transformer neutral.
Maybe an exposed wire connection underground on the main incoming hot wires?
That would be difficult to check.
Maybe a signal generator on the main incoming power wires to see if it shows up on the oscilloscope?
If the underground wire was leaking current, it would go towards the ground rod to get to the ground wire to get to the neutral and back to the transformer neutral.
Continuity between panel and meter box 
Voltage differential between neutrals:
117mV AC
Voltage differential between neutrals:
117mV AC
If you attach a wire to the ground rod which we know goes to the panel and take it with a meter. One lead to the wire and the other lead into the ground and test for voltage. This will work much better if you know the route the incoming feeders travel.
since there is continutiy with the neutral lifted that means the neutral is not out of the running.Continuity between panel and meter box
Voltage differential between neutrals:
117mV AC
With the neutral disconnected, the current would not be able to get back to the transformer neutral through the wire and it would need to go through the ground to the transformer ground rod.
How far away is the transformer from the house?
How far away is the transformer from the house?
On a super busy highway, maybe 300 feet? I really don't know because we don't have anything in our yards.
It might be something completely unrelated to the house.
I am out of ideas at this point.
I am out of ideas at this point.
Look at the oscilloscope! I'll post the video after I get things turned back on.
Readings for voltage:
200-600mV AC
60-290Hz
Readings for voltage:
200-600mV AC
60-290Hz