Re: [Harp-L] Help I'm being electricuted!

[HHONKER@xxxxxxx]

Musicians:
 
The way to test for a POTENTIALLY LETHAL ungrounded amp is
with a NEON  bulb. The most convenient form has the bulb in a
plastic thingy with two  wires sticking out of the other end.
 
Hold onto the end of one of the wires and touch the other wire 
to the  chassis of the gear you want to check. A good place for 
this is the input  jack. If it's plastic, you may plug a mic into 
it but put the mic where it's  not touching any other metal.
You can check a mic in a stand with this same  trick.
 
Just be sure YOU aren't touching the thing you're testing or 
anything  else. (OK, you can be standing on the floor.)
 
If the bulb glows, the gear is NOT grounded.
 
This glow will be dim and you'll need to make a little dark place 
at  the bottom of your partly clenched hand.
 
I have a drawing posted if you want to make a handy little one 
to drop  in your gig box:
_http://members.aol.com/hhonker/inst.htm_ 
(http://members.aol.com/hhonker/inst.htm) 
 
If you like this idea but it presents a challenge, send me a
SASE and  I'll give you one - I think it's THAT important.
 
Alan Elliott
6535 E. Belen Street
Long Beach, CA 90815-1545
 
The Harmonica Honker,
Alan Elliott