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Posted: 10/9/2016 2:57:19 PM EDT
| So I got a new safe. It's got a power supply that's plugged into the wall fit the knights inside. I was anchored the safe yesterday. I bolted it to my wood floor and had to secure it using 10 inch bolts half inch in diameter. I went into my subfloor to put the nuts on the anchor bolts, touched one and it shocked the hell out of me. Guessing the ground in the safe isn't secure? Any idea as to why I was shocked? |
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Quoted:That will show you if its the safe or you drilled through a power wire. I would guess you drilled through something. This. I assume the lights in the safe are low power DC so unless you have a pretty obvious issue between the wall and the transformer you wouldn't have tangible voltage coming from that direction. You should find and deactivate the damaged circuit immediately before you test the fireproofitude of your safe, which will crash through that floor once that damaged wire starts a fire. You need to call an electrician -- fixing a wire that has been damaged in the middle of a potentially long run isn't a DIY thing, and it's likely a PITA even for a pro. If it isn't done right, and starts a fire, and your insurance company determines that your faulty repair was the cause, you are in for a WORLD of hurt. |
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If the power supply is inside the safe, the 120v cord going through the safe to the power supply may have a frayed wired touching the body. I would use a multimeter and check the each of the prongs of the plug to the safe body for continuity. There shouldn't be any continuity between the either of the two prongs on the edge of the plug and the safe body. If the power supply is outside the safe and you have no 120v wires running thought the safe body, it sounds like you may have hit house wiring when anchoring. |
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