Electrical problem - where to start?

[Curt Sprenger]

Drive a 2 foot copper ground rod (steel rod will work too) into the
ground...wet the area good...then us a meter to measure from the ground
rod and the coach body. If it is dry where you are, you may be
experiencing static electricity.


Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA
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On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:33 PM, curlesw <"curlesw@yahoo.com"> wrote:

Hi Everyone,



I have an electrical problem and I'm not sure where to begin. It seems my Bird will give you a small "shock" whenever you touch the outside of the bus (not wearing shoes of course). So if you are barefoot and try to open the doors, zap!. Needless to say the wife and kids do not care for this feature.



It's obvious I have a short somewhere, I'm just not sure where to start. I haven't made any electrical changes. Any suggestions on where to start? I have a EE background so I know a little about this area, just not sure how best to tackle this one.



Thanks!



Wayne

1985 PT-40