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Quote: Originally posted by intenter on 01/5/2011

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You cannot get a shock off DC ( battery ) . You can only get a shock off AC.

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Quote: Originally posted by Hellen Macphee on 30/4/2011

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Hi
Just come back from a caravan trip and when my husband went to put down the LHS back steady he received an electric shock which went straight through the winder and him! Later on he received shocks from the caravan awning rail,when the aerial was blown down and then he received more shocks from the caravan handbrake to name but 3. Needless to say we turned off the electrics and got home in one piece. We are taking it into a caravan repair place but can anyone throw any light on what could be causing it as we recently had a motor mover fixed and wondered if there may be a problem with that to cause the shocks.

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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 02/5/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by intenter on 01/5/2011 You cannot get a shock off DC ( battery ) . You can only get a shock off AC.

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Of course you can get a shock off a DC source, it all depends on the voltage.

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Quote: Originally posted by intenter on 02/5/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by freeatlast on 02/5/2011

Quote: Originally posted by intenter on 01/5/2011 You cannot get a shock off DC ( battery ) . You can only get a shock off AC.

Of course you can get a shock off a DC source, it all depends on the voltage.

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Iv'e worked on AC for 40+ years and even being very careful Iv'e had a few shocks.
Iv'e worked on DC for 40+ years at voltages from 3v ~ 600v and NOT being careful and I have never had a shock off it. Ever.... that is unless you put the wires in your mouth !
My work building , testing and repairing high powered strobe units for aircraft at AC voltages of 6.5KV and DC voltages of 600V stored in large capacitors never resulted in any shocks off the DC side.
I think you would be damed unlucky to get a shock off any DC as used in a caravan.

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