I hope this is the right forum to ask this question.
Below is what I experienced last night.
I hope I explained the situation well enough.
I thought I would run it by you guys.
I received some new component video cables and went to hook them up.
I needed to relocate my cable to use the new cables so I started unhooking the cables.
As I was fishing the cables (RCA, digital coax, component, and cable coax) thru the back of my rack, grabbed a hold of all the cables and got bit by current.
Mind you not a lot of current, but enough to make me let go of the cables.
So I did some more investigating, and found 49 volts is coming from the chassis of all my gear, and out the ground in cable line.
For example, if I hold the cable line and touch the cable box, receiver chassis screws, or CD player, I feel current flowing thru my fingers. Enough that I have to let go. I even get it from cables plugged into the back of the TV and receiver when I touch the cable coax (ground).
I have all my components plugged into a Monster HTS 1000.
After testing each piece of equipment plugged in separately, I do measure volts (42-55) from the chassis to the cable coax, but no discernable current.
Only can really feel it when everything is plugged in.
Any Ideas and or suggestions on this issue?
I highly doubt this is normal.
Thanks
Todd
Below is what I experienced last night.
I hope I explained the situation well enough.
I thought I would run it by you guys.
I received some new component video cables and went to hook them up.
I needed to relocate my cable to use the new cables so I started unhooking the cables.
As I was fishing the cables (RCA, digital coax, component, and cable coax) thru the back of my rack, grabbed a hold of all the cables and got bit by current.
Mind you not a lot of current, but enough to make me let go of the cables.
So I did some more investigating, and found 49 volts is coming from the chassis of all my gear, and out the ground in cable line.
For example, if I hold the cable line and touch the cable box, receiver chassis screws, or CD player, I feel current flowing thru my fingers. Enough that I have to let go. I even get it from cables plugged into the back of the TV and receiver when I touch the cable coax (ground).
I have all my components plugged into a Monster HTS 1000.
After testing each piece of equipment plugged in separately, I do measure volts (42-55) from the chassis to the cable coax, but no discernable current.
Only can really feel it when everything is plugged in.
Any Ideas and or suggestions on this issue?
I highly doubt this is normal.
Thanks
Todd
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