Shore power shock felt from ladder

[noblewarrior]

Zil. Why don'tyou enlighten us with your superior knowledge.

[senormechanico]

<rimshot>

[Zil]

Originally Posted by Zil

Lot of bad information here. The ground, green, side of the pedestal or your extension cord is bad. Or it could be in your boat. Use your volt meter to check hot to neutral to ground at the out let.
GFCI tests the difference in voltage between the neutral and hot sides of ac current. They will work even without a ground. It is a Good Idea to have GFCI or even the newer versions on your stuff.

[bill martin]

Originally Posted by Zil

Bill-Martin

Perfect summation, Zil! Are you an electrician? I am hampered by my training. You seem well prepared to fix such a situation. I am currently learning marine wiring. The marine grade wire is very expensive. Underline doesn’t exist on my iPhone.

[chris95040]

Originally Posted by Zil

That was your big contribution? And tell me, how is a disconnected earth ground causing him to get zapped on his ladder without some *additional* fault?

I’m thinking you don’t actually know what you are talking about but you desperately want to ‘win’. Good luck with that.

[noblewarrior]

Zil, you are providing innaccurate info here, from your post it is obvious that you are not qualified to advise on this subject. I wont go into all your misinformation, but the type of trip device you describe is a residual current detector (RCD) not a ground fault detector.
Also the test you suggest is basic and suggests the fault is in the ground wire. That is incorrect, the ground wire is not the fault, (it might show the fault) however, the fault is other than that.
This is a dangerous fault and it can be difficult to locate, it requires a qualified person to trace and repair it.