I bought a used Kalamazoo 2X48 belt sander (120 volt) a few months back, its a Craigs list find for 90 bucks! i could not pass it up. The problem i am having with it is every time i use it i get shocked by it. Just to let everyone know it has a three prong plug and the outlet is grounded. Now i have two other belt sanders one is a 1X42 Kalamazoo 120 volt and the other is a Grizzly 6X48 240 volt.
Now when i run the other belt sanders i don't get a shock from them and the 1X42 is run off of the same circuit as the 2X48 so whats going on here? Could this be a build up of static electricity? If it is why does it not happen on the other sanders? and if it is a build up of static how do i stop it?
I just want to make sure my problem is clear to everyone, i only get a shock when i touch the case (any metal part of the sander for that fact) after the sander has been running or after i have sanded something on it, most of the time its when i go to turn it off and touch the switch. I have tried running it and sanding an item while i held my hand on the case and after i was done i would not get a shock when i went to turn it off. So based on the info i have given here, do i need to run an extra ground wire of some kind? If i do were do i hook it up at? From what to what?
Any help you can give would be great. This has made me start to think maybe i didn't get such a great deal on this sander if it keeps shocking me.
Now when i run the other belt sanders i don't get a shock from them and the 1X42 is run off of the same circuit as the 2X48 so whats going on here? Could this be a build up of static electricity? If it is why does it not happen on the other sanders? and if it is a build up of static how do i stop it?
I just want to make sure my problem is clear to everyone, i only get a shock when i touch the case (any metal part of the sander for that fact) after the sander has been running or after i have sanded something on it, most of the time its when i go to turn it off and touch the switch. I have tried running it and sanding an item while i held my hand on the case and after i was done i would not get a shock when i went to turn it off. So based on the info i have given here, do i need to run an extra ground wire of some kind? If i do were do i hook it up at? From what to what?
Any help you can give would be great. This has made me start to think maybe i didn't get such a great deal on this sander if it keeps shocking me.
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