Warren Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 There are other possibilities for what causes currents to flow but I'm pretty sure they will be dominated by any stray capacitance in the system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 couple of things, The other thing I wanted to say is DONT STUFF ROUND WITH THIS STUFF!!! It could be just inductance or it could be something broken that is about to kill you, without buying an RCD and/or testing every thing you will never know until it kills you. You are giving the impression that the tingle is normal and OK. this MIGHT be the case but it MIGHT not, as responsible reef keepers we should be advising everyone to install an RCD and make sure they are safe not tell them its just a tingle dont worry about it. Spending $10k on a tank then dieing because you are too tight to spend $90 on an RCD would have to about be the stupidest thing Ive ever heard of Really good advice!! Don't muck with electricity and water!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Absolutely, you'd have to be crazy not to run tank stuff on RCD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 2 RCDs installed today :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 well done Putt Putt are they the fancy kind that don't reset in a power cut? How much did they cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Don't know yet, electrican installed them while I've been at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 I need to find a fancy one that doesn't reset in a powercut AND doesn't reset when I turn the lights off and on manually AND doesn't reset when I turn the return pump off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 hmmm mine dont even in a power cut. they always come back on, have tested them all works ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tel Posted April 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 ''Click'' brand rcd's from bunnings. plug in type that dont trip when you turn the power off, under $30 each 8) i definitely will be earthing my sump as well when i get some titanium. the electricity does come up to the display from downstairs thru the return water flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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