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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • Do we know of it’s specific to this microwave, or just something that happens to be grounded?
    Is it just a static shock or something a bit more spicy?

    Grounded things that would discharge static:

    • The screw that holds the face plate over an electrical outlet.
    • a metal PC case

    I’m trying to understand if you’re

    1. accumulating static charge and discharging it by touching something that’s grounded.
      Or
    2. if your microwave is defective, leaking current on the chassis and you become the ground when you touch it.

    You mentioning you’re barefoot, kinda maybe point to #2, which isn’t fun (or safe).

    I imagine neither would happen wearing shoes, but I dislike shoes in my own house.