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Why Am I Getting Shocked???

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:34 am
by rahtreelimbs
I am welding for the 4thy timewith my Miller EconoTIG and I am getting shocked. I am welding stainless steel on a welding table that I recently made. I am wearing the proper welding coat and thicker than normal gloves but I am still recieving some shocks. What is wrong???

Re: Why Am I Getting Shocked???

Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:45 am
by admin
i am not an electrician, but the instruction manual probably has a step for driving a copper rod in the ground to make sure the frame of the machine is properly grounded to prevent high frequency from bleeding out everywhere... that might be the problem.

Re: Why Am I Getting Shocked???

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:58 pm
by Gary
Make sure you are not between your ground and workpiece. Or if you can ground right to the work . Also to narrow it down try wearing a pair of the latex gloves under your reg gloves.Sometimes you can get a jolt from just a hole around the stitching as well in the fingers of the gloves.
Hope this helps
Gary