Electric shocks at gigs

[northcountrybob]

 

I sorted out an original USA Sunn Model T for a mate once who said when he played it his fingers were tingling. It was running on a 120V stepdown transformer and had US 2 conductor mains wire. The chassis of the amp and the therefore the strings of anything plugged into the font end were sitting at 120V. 

 

That was a failure of a "death cap" which is usually between the incoming mains and the chassis of old amps. Occasionally they fail and in some cases fully short circuit (which would ideally blow a fuse) or in others fail enough to leak the mains on the chassis without blowing a fuse... or someone swapped the fuse for a nail or something. Some people don't believe this is possible, but it absolutely is! 

 

I also had a whack from a practice room amp once which knocked me clean across the room when I touched my strings. Got a free practice out of it. Good old Enterprise Studios. RIP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Franticsmurf]

1 hour ago, police squad said:

I've just bought a tester, which will remain in my gigging bag from now on.

 

A beard tester? 😄

[Waddo Soqable]

15 minutes ago, Franticsmurf said:

A beard tester? 😄

Beard Taser.. 😁

[nilorius]

5 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Beard Taser.. 😁

So, why not go till the end - C..k Taser. 

[Franticsmurf]

8 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Beard Taser.. 😁

And there is my new band name.

[dmccombe7]

Thinking of getting one too. Screwfix have them. Want one i recognise the manufacturer. Megger version is a little more expensive at £20 but worth it i reckon.

Dave.

[police squad]

I bought this

https://www.screwfix.com/p/kewtech-kewcheck-103-13a-socket-tester-230v-ac/45558

 

[Waddo Soqable]

1 hour ago, nilorius said:

So, why not go till the end - C..k Taser. 

That'd be a "teaser" you have in mind there

[nilorius]

1 minute ago, Waddo Soqable said:

That'd be a "teaser" you have in mind there

Mmmm.....i'll keep that in mind, for shure !

[Waddo Soqable]

Just now, nilorius said:

Mmmm.....i'll keep that in mind, for shure !

I'm sure those kind of "services" are available down your way... 

[nilorius]

1 minute ago, Waddo Soqable said:

I'm sure those kind of "services" are available down your way... 

Down My way ? Are You "teasing" me ?

[Waddo Soqable]

31 minutes ago, nilorius said:

Down My way ? Are You "teasing" me ?

Always Nilo, always

[nilorius]

5 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Always Nilo, always

Go on, I'm ready. It's like fretless against fretted !

[dmccombe7]

3 hours ago, police squad said:

I bought this

https://www.screwfix.com/p/kewtech-kewcheck-103-13a-socket-tester-230v-ac/45558

 

That looks good too and can do more with it.

Dave

[snorkie635]

4 hours ago, nilorius said:

Go on, I'm ready. It's like fretless against fretted !

Never watched that one before.

 

🤔

[snorkie635]

4 hours ago, nilorius said:

Down My way ? Are You "teasing" me ?

Steady man. Steady!

[nilorius]

13 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

Steady man. Steady!

Steady as Leopard II ?

[Waddo Soqable]

1 hour ago, nilorius said:

Steady as Leopard II ?

I don't even want to think about you in a leotard... 😱

[nilorius]

13 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

I don't even want to think about you in a leotard... 😱

Something mutual, i don't want to think about you, when I play my GWB1005🤣

[Waddo Soqable]

Returning to shocks on stage for a moment, wasn't Alex Harvey's brother fatally electrocuted by a shock between mic and guitar as I recall..? 

[snorkie635]

9 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Returning to shocks on stage for a moment, wasn't Alex Harvey's brother fatally electrocuted by a shock between mic and guitar as I recall..? 

Les Harvey - guitarist for Vinegar Joe (Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer in the band as well). Tragic stuff. 😢

[songofthewind]

Actually that was Stone The Crows. 

[snorkie635]

6 minutes ago, songofthewind said:

Actually that was Stone The Crows. 

Oops! Note to self-remember to take my meds on time. 🙂

[dmccombe7]

If i remember right Gary Thain had a bad shock from his gear back in 70's

Dave

[Waddo Soqable]

2 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

Oops! Note to self-remember to take my meds on time. 🙂

Try a bit of electric shock therapy instead..?