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A wee electric shock...
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<blockquote data-quote="Brian jojade" data-source="post: 42620" data-attributes="member: 211"><p>Re: A wee electric shock...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>General rule when running audio is that this is the FIRST tool pulled out of the bag. Verify all unknown outlets before use. It only takes a couple seconds and can save your butt when something is wired wrong. You would be surprised how often that is the case!!</p><p></p><p>Yes, I've run into many issues with wiring. Actually, most of the glaring problems I've fount (Missing neutral lines, reversed polarity, ground/neutral reversed, hot on the GROUND pin...) have been in new buildings. Mistakes do happen, and in newer buildings, the outlet you are plugging into may not have been used in conjunction with other outlets, so the problems have yet to be discovered. Outlets being used by themselves wired incorrectly may work just fine in most cases. ALWAYS test.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brian jojade, post: 42620, member: 211"] Re: A wee electric shock... General rule when running audio is that this is the FIRST tool pulled out of the bag. Verify all unknown outlets before use. It only takes a couple seconds and can save your butt when something is wired wrong. You would be surprised how often that is the case!! Yes, I've run into many issues with wiring. Actually, most of the glaring problems I've fount (Missing neutral lines, reversed polarity, ground/neutral reversed, hot on the GROUND pin...) have been in new buildings. Mistakes do happen, and in newer buildings, the outlet you are plugging into may not have been used in conjunction with other outlets, so the problems have yet to be discovered. Outlets being used by themselves wired incorrectly may work just fine in most cases. ALWAYS test. [/QUOTE]
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