Microphone Shock!

#21
People lift grounds here too - and with 240V, the danger is even greater. We have a system here where people HAVE to have products tested to use them in many venues. There's a person who goes around looking for the test stickers, and if there isn't one, you can't use it. This of course can be circumvented with a roll of the stickers - so is still abused, but thankfully the practice of removing the ground wire is slowly reducing.
 
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#22
Gluvhand said:
What you have and how you use it is up to you. You can call it a pogo stick if you like. That's not what it is, and yes, I have seen them used as intended. I'd be a lousy electrician if I used them any other way. My guitarists, that own and set up our PA, tried using those and I refused to play if they did.
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Oh, I agree.. but I'd guess you are the exception (being an electrician) rather than the rule. I've never seen those used as anything other than a ground lift.. no matter what their official name or intended use is.
 
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Some amps have a polarity switch too. My old Peavys power switch was a 3 way. Center was off and each side was on but they reversed polarity depending on which side you went. I remember that helped remove shocks on occasion. If I got shocked by a mic, flip the power to the other side and it usually worked.
 
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