I've been getting the tingling feel whenever I touch the metal surfaces of the Wabeco mill. This reminded me of the same issue I had with the Sherline 2010 mill which earth pin wasn't contacting the clip in the cheapo adapter I was using. Mike of SgTooling had me check if the earth pin has proper contact with the adapter and to change out to a better travel adapter. The more expensive adapter (read better quality) from Homefix solved the problem.
The Wabeco mill came fitted a 2-pin Europlug which has earth via 2 contacts on its top and bottom, just like what Proxxin fitted theirs with.
The Wabeco mill came fitted a 2-pin Europlug which has earth via 2 contacts on its top and bottom, just like what Proxxin fitted theirs with.
Sorry for the blurry pic. Using one hand to hold the plug while the other hand on the iPhone taking the pic.
I didn't have this problem with the Proxxon as I bought a suitable adapter from Mike the day I went over to his shop to inspect the lathe prior to its delivery.
I opened up the adapter Mike sold me and saw the contact for earthing:
I opened up the adapter Mike sold me and saw the contact for earthing:
From the pic, you can see the copper contact on the top centre. This would provide the needed connection to the earth plate on the Europlug.
This is how the Europlug looks like before applying the adapter.
With the adapter installed. Pic taken from the plug on the Proxxon lathe.
Looks like another trip down to Mike's shop is needed... The reward of going there - my favorite Curry Chicken Noodle! Mikey, here I come... will you help me queue up for the Curry Chicken Noodle while I make my way down during lunch?
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