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Haydn Crandell
DieHard
NSW
TT 2.5
Posts: 645
Reg: 11-2005
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can anyone tell me why i am getting zapped from the rabbit ears on my tv, it is more then a zap ,it leaves burn marks!!!.
and yes i can do the obvious and dont touch it , just curious as to why it would be doing this . |
Fran Valdivia
TryHard
Wollongong NSW
Soarer TT
Posts: 205
Reg: 01-2007
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don't drag your feet on the carpet when you walk up to it |
Haydn Crandell
DieHard
NSW
TT 2.5
Posts: 647
Reg: 11-2005
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try again. we have tiles |
Luke Gomer
Goo Roo
Dorset
Uzz31 LTD
Posts: 185
Reg: 07-2005
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Tits because your body is full of impurities |
Adam Parisi
Tinkerer
SA
UZZ30
Posts: 86
Reg: 07-2005
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You are getting zapped by your rabbit ears because they have ELECRICITY! Seriously, I'd get it checked out, sounds like you have a short circuit in there somewhere. |
Dave Billings
Goo Roo
Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZE, 5 Speed
Posts: 1206
Reg: 06-2007
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Rabbit ears??? Do you have cable or satellite? Welcome to the 21st century!! lol |
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1221
Reg: 08-2005
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They hate you. |
Haydn Crandell
DieHard
NSW
TT 2.5
Posts: 648
Reg: 11-2005
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wow this site is full of them today |
Haydn Crandell
DieHard
NSW
TT 2.5
Posts: 650
Reg: 11-2005
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Dave Billings wrote on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 12:48 am:Rabbit ears??? Do you have cable or satellite? Welcome to the 21st century!! lol
i have a few Tv's, just this one has rabbit ears. sorry i didnt give you more detail . |
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1222
Reg: 08-2005
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OK. Does it happen to be a CRT TV? |
Haydn Crandell
DieHard
NSW
TT 2.5
Posts: 651
Reg: 11-2005
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No . just an old phillips. must be something to do with the wiring set up because this tv didnt do it in the other place i was in.We just moved in here. |
Drew Rechner
TryHard
South Australia
JZZ30 TT
Posts: 154
Reg: 10-2007
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Buy a digital set top box and you will not have to worry about the ears  |
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1223
Reg: 08-2005
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Yeah, I meant an old tube TV. ie not a LCD/plasma. |
Leon Wright
DieHard
WA
V8 UZZ31
Posts: 899
Reg: 08-2006
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Is it just a tingling? I've had a few tv/vcr units do it, never found out why, just avoided touching them ;)
Depends how old it is most stuff made in the last 10-15 years i've seen have been double insulated (no earth pin) so it could be a slight problem with the AC isolation in the telly. |
Scott Gates
TryHard
SA
TT
Posts: 274
Reg: 03-2007
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Firstly do you know if it really is the tv or the power point?
It sounds like there is a fault on the earth.
All metal on any electrical equipment are meant to have an earth on it.
Maybe the cable is worn out, or no earth so current would pass through your body to get to earth. Or a leak on the neutral link. Could be a number of problems.
Only way to find out is really to test power point first, check tv on other power points, then if all is good then maybe tv circuit has a open circuit to earth.
If you just moved in then more than likely it is the wiring in the house, a problem with the earth.
WARNING. If your planning to open the tv, be warned the capacitors in there can hold 1000s of volts for a long time. |
Perry Morgan
Goo Roo
Qld
UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 1705
Reg: 07-2005
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Someones plugged them into the mains. Possibly for the insurance.
P.s. Luke said "tits" hehehe |
Scott Ferguson
Goo Roo
Alberta
Soarer GTT-L
Posts: 1013
Reg: 07-2006
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One question that should be asked. Does it only shock you initially as if a charge has built up and then discharges or is it a continual shocking? touch several times without moving around does it continue to shock you or only the single discharge? |
Maurice Diggler
Goo Roo
Victoria
TR44 HF
Posts: 1784
Reg: 06-2006
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Scott Gates appears to be right, I'm not 100% on the internal workings of your specific bunny ears but it appears the earth wire on the inside has let go and now you have had a fault occur, from memory bunny ears have a transformer and are only 12v or something, can't remember so the shock isn't life threatening.
If you want, open it up, have a look for any loose wires (They wont necessarily be green (earth)) they could be any colour, if you can't find anything, just buy a new one lol, the cost of a repair job, blow it. |
Haydn Crandell
DieHard
NSW
TT 2.5
Posts: 656
Reg: 11-2005
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•••• it i just opened it up no loose wires i changed the aerial and only one side does it now.time to call an electrician i think.
later |
Dave Billings
Goo Roo
Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZE, 5 Speed
Posts: 1212
Reg: 06-2007
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Miles Baker wrote on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 08:48 am:They hate you
No worries...I still like them!!!  |
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