GerryB
Senior Member
- Location
- woodbridge, ct. USA
Very strange, here's what happened. I'm working in a deli that's trying to open up. Stainless steel counter, wiremold above, the kind that is the width of the devices. I'm troubleshooting a switch over switch, one pole is not working. The bare ground shorts to the hot screw while I'm working it and the breaker trips. I thought I heard some other little "pop" when the breaker tripped. The backsplash is not in contact with the wiremold but the sink backsplash is higher and is in contact with the wiremold. The owner had the usb cable that plugs into his keyboard laying on the counter. The other end was plugged into the computer and there was another computer cable to the tv's that were being used for the menu board. The computer went into safe mode, the tv's blew. We didn't see it for a while then the owner saw a burn mark on the counter and on the usb cable that was touching it. The TV guy came and all three main boards are toast. I told him this wasn't my fault as it seems like a freak thing to me, but I think he will be looking for a discount on the bill. He's a nice guy so I think we will work it out. Anyone ever have something like this happen?