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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: azrockitman on July 01, 2013, 06:28:41 PM

Title: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: azrockitman on July 01, 2013, 06:28:41 PM

Ok, here's what you do.

Power down your amp, flip over the faceplate, do the voltage checks and all that yadda yadda.  but here's the fun part.

While you're holding both probes from your meter in your hands, touching a couple of connections, roll your chair leg over some shipping bubble wrap that just happens to be laying on the floor!   Whoo howdy.  If that doesn't get your heart racing you're already dead.  jee  suz.  snap, crackle pop. 

Title: Re: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: Grainger49 on July 02, 2013, 12:05:01 AM

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That sounds like something that would happen to me.  If it hasn't happened, something just like has.

Title: Re: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: Armaegis on July 03, 2013, 05:05:26 AM

That happened the last time I was doing voltage checks... except it was my back making those popping sounds.  :o

Title: Re: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: Bill Chase on July 11, 2013, 08:20:03 PM

I laughed for a full 10 seconds on this one-- I can totally see myself doing that!
Cheers,
Bill

Title: Re: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: danosol on July 11, 2013, 08:39:17 PM

I thought that kind of stuff only happened to me.  LMAO! ;D

Title: Re: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: azrockitman on July 12, 2013, 09:30:52 PM

The best part is that as I pushed myself back from the counter, I rolled over more "bubbles" and my anxiety doubled because the popping increased.  It didn't take me long to laugh at myself but it was only after my heart started again.   ;D

Title: Re: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: earwaxxer on July 13, 2013, 07:41:55 AM

Mega volt static discharge is a way of life for us in the desert. Its not uncommon for my power amp to shut down when I touch it without grounding myself first.

Title: Re: Hey, you wanna have some fun?
Post by: Dr. Toobz on July 13, 2013, 07:52:57 AM

Quote from: earwaxxer on July 13, 2013, 07:41:55 AM

Mega volt static discharge is a way of life for us in the desert. Its not uncommon for my power amp to shut down when I touch it without grounding myself first.

Same for those of us in the upper midwest, where it gets very cold and super dry in the winter. When static discharges actually hurt and cause an ozone smell, you know your house is a bit too dry....