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BobbyZ · April 26th, 2012, 04:01 PM

Just thought I'd show you why grounded cords are important. The death cap is shorted with a jumper and the two prong plug is in the wrong way.

I should point out that the tele I'm playing has the full 120 volt ac on it.
So don't try it at home !
Like I did.

http://youtu.be/UZyy7uICKPI

ASC67 · April 26th, 2012, 04:16 PM

Very Bright Idea

celeste · April 26th, 2012, 06:03 PM

Bobby, you should be commended for doing that video, but it makes me worry what you might do that starts with "hold my beer..."

Maybe you could do a video on thermite, or perhaps using hydrogen to inflate balloons

BobbyZ · April 26th, 2012, 07:01 PM

Celeste I don't drink much beer these days.

But a few before I did that might have made it much more intertaining.
(and maybe I could figure out how to post a youtbe the right way)

Billm · April 26th, 2012, 07:20 PM

Thanks for doing this. Excellent presentation.

ASC67 · April 26th, 2012, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobbyZ

Celeste I don't drink much beer these days.

But a few before I did that might have made it much more intertaining.
(and maybe I could figure out how to post a youtbe the right way)

Just copy and paste the letters between the youtube tags found here after the V= in the address bar on Youtube.

Like so

trev333 · April 26th, 2012, 07:42 PM

far canal.!!.... that's a good way to explain the problem ....

how many poor souls must have found out the hard way?...

I'm glad we've always had 3 prong plugs in Oz with dedicated earthing on all appliances of this nature...
My Dad was a valve geek when I was a kid, he had a workshop under the house...... that was the first thing he drummed into me... do an earth wire check on gear before plugging into power... make sure there is one on the chassis......

death caps wooooo... nasty

BobbyZ · April 26th, 2012, 09:57 PM

Thanks guys ! !
Just wanted to show how you can be playing an amp without knowing your about to getting fried !

jh45gun · April 26th, 2012, 11:30 PM

That amp ought to be great for band use you can run your guitar and the band lights at the same time.

seriously good video to show how the voltage can be on the strings.

The Salt · April 26th, 2012, 11:40 PM

Whoa! Great video! Thanks for the heads up.

Sidney Vicious · April 26th, 2012, 11:40 PM

Hilarious - and educational! Thanks.

Riffraff12571 · April 27th, 2012, 04:03 AM

Okay.....okay, I'll admit it's time to change it.

uriah1 · April 27th, 2012, 07:47 AM

Ok..I am scared..
Was that only on blackfaces..not silver with 3prong

jefrs · April 27th, 2012, 10:42 AM

OMG!

Also please always use a RCD or "ground breaker trip" type plug/adaptor because if these sense any current on the earth or if the live does not equal the neutral, then it shuts off the supply PDQ before it can fry you or one of your friends or family.

sacizob · April 27th, 2012, 10:43 AM

Electricity never forgets!

guitarzan13 · April 27th, 2012, 10:45 AM

Wow!!

Caryw · April 27th, 2012, 11:32 AM

Got that part. Now there was one other thing I have seen and that is reversing the way the fuse holder is wired?

What is that about? How can that fail and cause a shock?

BobbyZ · April 27th, 2012, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uriah1

Ok..I am scared..
Was that only on blackfaces..not silver with 3prong

Never gave that much thought. I have a SF Super reverb and a 74 Marshall both with factory grounded cords. Never got a shock off of them (I'll have to try harder)

JayFreddy · April 27th, 2012, 05:03 PM

Great clip! Thank you!

I bet you probably saved at least one person's life by posting that... Possibly mine!

Thanks again... Should be required viewing for all tube amp affecianados!

Joe-Bob · April 27th, 2012, 08:19 PM

Buy an ohmmeter, they are cheap and make sure your 3-way cords are good, and get one of those circuit testers that will tell you if an outlet is wired right or not. You oughta be able to get both for under $25 combined.

April 26th, 2012, 04:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
BobbyZ Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nimrod MN Posts: 4,354	Shorted death cap vidio Just thought I'd show you why grounded cords are important. The death cap is shorted with a jumper and the two prong plug is in the wrong way. I should point out that the tele I'm playing has the full 120 volt ac on it. So don't try it at home ! Like I did. http://youtu.be/UZyy7uICKPI

April 26th, 2012, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
ASC67 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN. Age: 45 Posts: 3,420	Very Bright Idea __________________ Steve

April 26th, 2012, 07:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,114	far canal.!!.... that's a good way to explain the problem .... how many poor souls must have found out the hard way?... I'm glad we've always had 3 prong plugs in Oz with dedicated earthing on all appliances of this nature... My Dad was a valve geek when I was a kid, he had a workshop under the house...... that was the first thing he drummed into me... do an earth wire check on gear before plugging into power... make sure there is one on the chassis...... death caps wooooo... nasty __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

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April 26th, 2012, 06:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
celeste Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland Age: 51 Posts: 2,880 24 Photos	Bobby, you should be commended for doing that video, but it makes me worry what you might do that starts with "hold my beer..." Maybe you could do a video on thermite, or perhaps using hydrogen to inflate balloons

April 26th, 2012, 07:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
BobbyZ Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nimrod MN Posts: 4,354	Celeste I don't drink much beer these days. But a few before I did that might have made it much more intertaining. (and maybe I could figure out how to post a youtbe the right way)

April 26th, 2012, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Billm Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey Age: 66 Posts: 2,164 7 Photos	Thanks for doing this. Excellent presentation.

April 26th, 2012, 09:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
BobbyZ Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nimrod MN Posts: 4,354	Thanks guys ! ! Just wanted to show how you can be playing an amp without knowing your about to getting fried !

April 26th, 2012, 11:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
jh45gun Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern WI Gods Country! Age: 61 Posts: 4,435	That amp ought to be great for band use you can run your guitar and the band lights at the same time. seriously good video to show how the voltage can be on the strings.

April 26th, 2012, 11:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
The Salt Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Salt Lake Utah Posts: 103	Whoa! Great video! Thanks for the heads up.

April 26th, 2012, 11:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sidney Vicious Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Posts: 2,797 29 Photos	Hilarious - and educational! Thanks.

April 27th, 2012, 10:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
jefrs Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 58 Posts: 11,185 5 Photos	OMG! Also please always use a RCD or "ground breaker trip" type plug/adaptor because if these sense any current on the earth or if the live does not equal the neutral, then it shuts off the supply PDQ before it can fry you or one of your friends or family. __________________ There's two kinds of people, those that hear the music and those that don't.

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sacizob Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middlesex County, MA Posts: 2,185 10 Photos	Electricity never forgets! __________________ Buddy Holly Lives!

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April 27th, 2012, 11:32 AM	#17 (permalink)
Caryw TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Mt Pleasant Tx Posts: 31	Got that part. Now there was one other thing I have seen and that is reversing the way the fuse holder is wired? What is that about? How can that fail and cause a shock?

April 27th, 2012, 05:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
JayFreddy Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas TX USA Age: 47 Posts: 5,025 14 Photos	Great clip! Thank you! I bet you probably saved at least one person's life by posting that... Possibly mine! Thanks again... Should be required viewing for all tube amp affecianados!

April 27th, 2012, 08:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
Joe-Bob Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 51 Posts: 9,834	Buy an ohmmeter, they are cheap and make sure your 3-way cords are good, and get one of those circuit testers that will tell you if an outlet is wired right or not. You oughta be able to get both for under $25 combined. __________________ *Only God Knows Why...*

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