Leejosepho
DIY scratch-pad engineer
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I just added a new circuit in my basement, and I am sure I did everything correctly. I ran Romex to a junction box, then wired down to a switchbox box with two switches. One of the switches is lighted when off, and I had the power on while attaching its single light a few feet away ... and I got a very slight shock between the bare ground wire and the black while stripping the end of the black wire. With the box grounded, the switch was lit up while the run to the bathroom light was still completely open, and I had assumed no power would be coming through the switch while it was off. So, what caused that bit of current that gave me a slight tingle? What I felt was so light that I first thought it was just from my arthritis or whatever while squeezing the wire strippers.