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Doug	03-30-2008 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wetcoast (Post 314100)

May want to find out how much stray voltage is running around in the tank as well. The grounding probe if you could put it in your display tank just in the event for some reason there is breaks in the water and the sump probe doesn't affect the display. Remember, it'll be AC voltage. Try with the lights on, off, and just for fun, unplug all other components to see if you can track down the one, it may or may not be the lights. Of course try to trip it with your power bars, as well. Sounds like an annoying Sunday!

:smile: Yea. Fun day. I put my probe in and no GFI trips and I,m not going to self test to see if the current is still there. :lol:

Waiting for Canadian Tire to open at noon.

wetcoast

03-30-2008 04:17 PM

http://www.profilecanada.com/company...Ltd_Brandon_MB

$9 at princess auto :)

CLINT

03-30-2008 04:21 PM

you need my wife.She zapped herself to find out what was electrifying my tank.She was feeding and got zapped so she unplugged everything and plugged in 1 at a time till she got zapped again.Good thing I was at work while the testing was going on.It ended up being a heater in my tank.GL with it.Clint

Doug	03-30-2008 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CLINT (Post 314106)

Oww. Thats the hard way of finding it. :lol:

CLINT

03-30-2008 04:46 PM

LOL.I know but I was at work and she was concerned about the inhabitants.So I told her the only way I knew how to fix and she played along.I still get reminded of it from time to time.Clint

Doug	03-30-2008 04:52 PM

He,he. My wife just asked if I found the problem yet and I said I dont know. Stick your finger in the water and touch the reflector and let me know. :lol:

I cant repeat what she said. :lol: So its off to the hardware store I go.

mark	03-30-2008 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug (Post 314094)

Cool. Thanks everyone.
Half of my equipment is on a GFI/Arc fault and the other half on a GFI circuit. None of them have tripped. I on the way to put my ground probe in.

Assuming your talking breakers here, are you sure a it's a GFI/Arc fault breaker? Never really looked into be thought these were separate devices and the functions not combined (basically a Arc fault breaker won't trip under the same conditions a GFI will).

Myka	03-30-2008 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CLINT (Post 314106)

Ya, I'd do that too. Getting zapped isn't that bad as long as it's only 120V. I'm too stubborn to travel the 40 minutes and spend the $9 to go to Princess Auto.

However, I already have a multimeter when I was trying to figure out what was going on with an alternator in a car I used to have. Now THAT zap is a good one!!! Holy wowzers!

Nine times out of ten it's a heater. I'd check that first. :)

Doug	03-30-2008 07:37 PM

So, went to CT. $40 digital on sale for $12. Cool. Take it home, and OH, forgot it was a digital and need a 12v battery. C,mon ma, back we go.

Now taking measures. Do I measure voltage. Around 9 v with nothing plugged. Return pump, brings it to 40v. Tunze skimmer brings it to 48v. Tunze stream pump to 72v. Thats seems to be the max. Heaters & controller change nothing.

I,m confused but then thats not hard to do. Going to get my 90g out soon. :lol:

Myka	03-30-2008 09:37 PM

^ That is confusing. I have no idea. That's why I'd unplug everything and plug them in one at a time until I got zapped. :lol:

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