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<blockquote data-quote="Kip Conner" data-source="post: 5483" data-attributes="member: 445">I have a show on a parking deck next week and the &quot;pro&quot; event planners aren&#039;t being real forthcoming about the power availability. I&#039;ve tried to get phone numbers of the building&#039;s engineer several times and I&#039;m afraid that they are going to give me some portable 6000KVA generator. I can make it enough power to by cutting some monitor mixes but my biggest concern is grounding. It&#039;s similar to the generator on a boat problem. I&#039;m uncomfortable with this power situation unless the generator is earth grounded. When I rent generators I use United Rentals and they install the earth ground for me. Since we are on a parking deck it&#039;s going to be pretty tough to this by way of the ground or a cold water pipe. The band is backing me up 100% and they know that if I tell them it&#039;s not safe, they won&#039;t perform. It would be different if it was only playback music- but we are talking live microphones with electric guitars. Other than ground loops, I&#039;m mostly concerned about electrocution. I&#039;ve explained to them that as of now I can&#039;t do it in good faith- but what demands would guys make? Seems like there needs to be a licensed electrician involved in this event to either make it safe or tell me it is safe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kip Conner, post: 5483, member: 445"] I have a show on a parking deck next week and the "pro" event planners aren't being real forthcoming about the power availability. I've tried to get phone numbers of the building's engineer several times and I'm afraid that they are going to give me some portable 6000KVA generator. I can make it enough power to by cutting some monitor mixes but my biggest concern is grounding. It's similar to the generator on a boat problem. I'm uncomfortable with this power situation unless the generator is earth grounded. When I rent generators I use United Rentals and they install the earth ground for me. Since we are on a parking deck it's going to be pretty tough to this by way of the ground or a cold water pipe. The band is backing me up 100% and they know that if I tell them it's not safe, they won't perform. It would be different if it was only playback music- but we are talking live microphones with electric guitars. Other than ground loops, I'm mostly concerned about electrocution. I've explained to them that as of now I can't do it in good faith- but what demands would guys make? Seems like there needs to be a licensed electrician involved in this event to either make it safe or tell me it is safe. [/QUOTE]

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