Good to see that you survived the belt.
I believe that reading between the lines that the cause was a mix of things.
- The Xu1 doesn't have an earth wire, else it would have tripped
- There is a fault or weakness in the double insulation properties of the XU1
- In this case you became the earth path from water that leaked into the Xu1 internals.
As a couple of others have said -
Tathradj - I also am not a person that likes double insulated gear especially when aged
19.3 - RCDs do not protect against all weaknesses, as ably demonstrated in this case
One from me - even having the earth lead will not protect against all weaknesses.
I am not an electrician, but am qualified to do test & tag and do many hundreds each year, and I have had similar jolts from gear with an earth connection. Immerson pump in one case running from a non earthed generator (current standard does not require or advise that they be earthed), as I believe it is less of a risk to not earth the generator.
I would definitely put that Xu1 in the bin, and perhaps stay away from them, as we have had many cases of early mortality, as they are only meant for very short term activities and overheat easily. People often don't read the duty cycle info on the doco, even if it is supplied.
Rob P.
I believe that reading between the lines that the cause was a mix of things.
- The Xu1 doesn't have an earth wire, else it would have tripped
- There is a fault or weakness in the double insulation properties of the XU1
- In this case you became the earth path from water that leaked into the Xu1 internals.
As a couple of others have said -
Tathradj - I also am not a person that likes double insulated gear especially when aged
19.3 - RCDs do not protect against all weaknesses, as ably demonstrated in this case
One from me - even having the earth lead will not protect against all weaknesses.
I am not an electrician, but am qualified to do test & tag and do many hundreds each year, and I have had similar jolts from gear with an earth connection. Immerson pump in one case running from a non earthed generator (current standard does not require or advise that they be earthed), as I believe it is less of a risk to not earth the generator.
I would definitely put that Xu1 in the bin, and perhaps stay away from them, as we have had many cases of early mortality, as they are only meant for very short term activities and overheat easily. People often don't read the duty cycle info on the doco, even if it is supplied.
Rob P.