<div>That is exactly what happened to me.</div> <div>The previous owners had installed 3 prong outlets but didn't bother to hook up the ground.</div> <div>I was getting a nasty jolt every time I unsrewed the cable.</div> <div>I put a multimeter on it and found 45 volts coming across.</div> <div>Needless to say I replaced the outlet. :-)<BR><BR><B><I>Dan Wilga <mythtv-users2@dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">In addition to what the other posters said, you should also not rule <BR>out the possibility that the fault is in your house's *electrical* <BR>wiring. If the computer is plugged-into an outlet (or powerstrip) <BR>that is not properly grounded, there could very easily be a <BR>difference in potential between it and a cable TV wire--even a <BR>properly-grounded cable TV wire.<BR><BR>Just having a 3-prong outlet at the wall does not always mean that
<BR>third prong is connected to anything. If in doubt, you can pick up a <BR>tester cheaply at any Radio Shack or home improvement store.<BR>-- <BR>Dan Wilga "Ook."<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mythtv-users mailing list<BR>mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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