A "Shocking" question....

[jerky]

heres a thought, if your getting shocked at BOTH school and work, then it stands to reason that its not really the table, and more or less something your doing. as far as ive read, your the only variable thats in both cases. maybe your just prone to getting shocked. like how some people kill watches, there electrically charged.

[Spike]

heres a thought, if your getting shocked at BOTH school and work, then it stands to reason that its not really the table, and more or less something your doing. as far as ive read, your the only variable thats in both cases. maybe your just prone to getting shocked. like how some people kill watches, there electrically charged.

You know, jerky, you may be on to something there.
I get that little zap (kind of like a tingle in my skin, not enough to hurt, just to tickle a little) when i'm welding and rest anything other than a THICKLY gloved hand on the grounded work area. It happens when i'm well insulated from the floor, or not, whether i ground the table, the part directly, or sitting or standing at a fixture any kind of shoe (thick soles, thin soles) or if i'm wearing my welding jacket or not, or just a long sleeve hoodie. And, it happens with different welders: miller, lincoln, everlast... ac/dc, pulsed... everything.

I am one of those 'electrically charged' people. I can kill a 'lifetime' watch battery in about a week if i wear it on bare skin, and i have to use a phone holster that clips on my belt and holds the phone away from me, otherwise it'll get toasted in a couple of months. I spend a fortune in batteries...
... and oddly enough, i build up 'static charge' all the time.

I can't help but think that my electromagnetic field may be at a different frequency than the welders' and i get a sort of 'feedback' when i become part of the circuit.

... we should start a study on it, and apply for grants. We'll need lots of welders and materials to conduct our study. We can call it "Effects of Human Electromagnetic Interference in Welding Practices"... and then add "... and it's effects on global warming." We'll get millions.