What effects does electricity have passing through your arm while using appliances or tools for extended time?

Question

I was using a sander for about 1/2 hr. Short time later as I sat watching TV my hand touched the clicker and I got a shock. What's up with that?

Answer 1

An electric shock comes from a build up of static electricity and in this case has nothing whatsoever to do with your use of the electric sander.  What is much more likely is something like wearing rubber soles and walking on carpet, which is notorious for building up static electricity on your body. The shock happens when you touch something else and your body discharges the built up static energy.

I hope this helps. :-)

Answer 2

You likely didn't discharge static electricity to your clicker since it is plastic and not grounded.

Most likely the vibrations from the sander "shook up" the nerves and muscles in your arm and it was a like a pinched nerve you felt that can feel just like a shock since in reality nerves ARE "electrical".

Answer 3

probably unrelated. Static electricity doesn't come from your house's electrical system. It could have been generated by the friction while using the sander, but I doubt it as power tools are usually grounded.

just so you know...electricity does not flow through your arm or any other part of your body as a result of using a power tool.

Answer 4

If you were forced to have appliance powering electricity running thought your arm for a half hour your flesh would be cooked.

Sanding for a half an hour will make your are feel weird. All the vibration from the motor gives our muscles a good work out.

Sand produces statically charged dust. That is probably why you carried a charge over to you TV remote before it discharged.

Answer 5

Don't know honest.