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<blockquote data-quote="Karl Winkler" data-source="post: 22878" data-attributes="member: 255"><p>Re: Speaking of electrical....</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Yeah, delt with a few guys like that along the way. Often it was a school custodian, drama teacher or shop teacher. I remember one from the Chicago suburbs in a high school theater:</p><p></p><p>Our systems guy: "OK, we're supposed to have three 20-amp circuits"</p><p>School custodian: "Right there. There's your power" (points to two outlets on the wall). "Those gotta be 20 amps"</p><p>Our systems guy: "They don't gotta be anything"</p><p>Custodian: "Sure they are. They have the sideways slot. They're 20 amp".</p><p>Us: "Ok, sure."</p><p></p><p>As soon as he left, we found the main disconnect box and tied in with our own tails. For some reason, it always amazed me that these guys were willing to let our show bomb because of their incompetence. We never let it happen because we knew it would be our ass, not theirs. Thus, we traveled with bolt cutters, several 4' copper ground stakes, a sledge hammer, lots of feeder, our own distro, etc. </p><p></p><p>The one time I remember actually going down mid-show as at the US Capitol, outside on the steps. We were supposed to have the usual 3 20s but mid show the band power died. Turned out the electricians had given us 2 20s and the 3rd one was just run off the 2nd one. They just couldn't understand "why you need 3 20 amp circuts..." Why do they care why? We needed it, we asked for it, and their job was to give it to us! Sheesh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karl Winkler, post: 22878, member: 255"] Re: Speaking of electrical.... Yeah, delt with a few guys like that along the way. Often it was a school custodian, drama teacher or shop teacher. I remember one from the Chicago suburbs in a high school theater: Our systems guy: "OK, we're supposed to have three 20-amp circuits" School custodian: "Right there. There's your power" (points to two outlets on the wall). "Those gotta be 20 amps" Our systems guy: "They don't gotta be anything" Custodian: "Sure they are. They have the sideways slot. They're 20 amp". Us: "Ok, sure." As soon as he left, we found the main disconnect box and tied in with our own tails. For some reason, it always amazed me that these guys were willing to let our show bomb because of their incompetence. We never let it happen because we knew it would be our ass, not theirs. Thus, we traveled with bolt cutters, several 4' copper ground stakes, a sledge hammer, lots of feeder, our own distro, etc. The one time I remember actually going down mid-show as at the US Capitol, outside on the steps. We were supposed to have the usual 3 20s but mid show the band power died. Turned out the electricians had given us 2 20s and the 3rd one was just run off the 2nd one. They just couldn't understand "why you need 3 20 amp circuts..." Why do they care why? We needed it, we asked for it, and their job was to give it to us! Sheesh. [/QUOTE]
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