[ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any sug gest ions?
- From: "albertm13@xxxxxxxx" <albertm13@xxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:47:08 GMT
Cameron,
Is it a static electricity shock? Do you get one short shock and then you can
hold the mic?
Albert
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From: "Cameron" <cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any suggest
ions?
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:25:31 -0400
Hi. it happens with dynamic and condenser mics, and even when the phantom
power is off for the condensers.
plastic mic clips being used since I only have small diafram condensers at
present.
Cameron.
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Nick Dotson
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:31 PM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any
suggest ions?
Remember static electricity with carpet? Also, is the mic condenser with
phantom power or dynamic? In either event is the mic mount a spider mount,
or, just one which you screw onto the boom? It's probably plastic, but I'm
wondering if there is a grounding problem, if the mic and stand are breaking
or floating the ground?
Nick
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Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:30 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any
suggest ions?
> Hi. No no no, it's not just when you touch a mic. it's when you touch
> anything metal connected to the power conditioner, like the control
> surface,
> computer, audio interface, and the conditioner itself.
>
> as soon as the mic is unplugged, everything is back to normal.
>
> Cameron.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On
> Behalf Of D!J!X!
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> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any
> suggest ions?
>
> Interesting, and you get shocked everytime you touch a mic plugged into
> the
> mixer??? How about when you touch the mixer itself?
>
> D!J!X!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On
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> suggest ions?
>
> carpet.
>
>
>
>
>
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> suggest ions?
>
> Put on shoes and try it, or wait, are you on carpet?
>
> D!J!X!
>
>
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> On
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> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any
> suggest ions?
>
> Hi. not wearing shoes, my desk is not metal, and I am not touching the
> mics
> when I get shocked. although, touching the mics will shcok me too if I
> do.
>
> they are all 3 prong outlets.
>
> Cameron.
>
>
>
>
>
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> On
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> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any
> suggest ions?
>
> Hi,
>
> If you have three pronged outlets you could possibly start by going to a
> hardware store and buying an outlet tester. Sorry, I couldn't find one at
> homedepot.com. You can read about them at
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receptacle_tester and
> www.acmehowto.com/howto/homemaintenance/electrical/outlettest.php
> Make sure you get one that can be plugged into the outlet and not just put
> near the outlet. You would need sighted help because they only have
> lights.
> They are not expenssive.
>
> If you have two pronged outlets then it's probably a bad piece of
> equipment
> on your end but turning the plugs around might help. I don't know of an
> easy way for you to test for the problem without a voltmeter.
>
> If the problem isn't your house wiring then you need someone who could
> figure out what piece of your equipment is causing this problem. Old
> pieces
> of equipment like a tube amps are notorious for causing this problem.
>
> Whenever you get shocked, electricity flows through you which means it has
> to go in one part of you and out another. Birds on power lines don't get
> killed because they are only touching one thing. You are touching your
> mics
> but you must be touching something else too. That's why someone else
> recommended a rubber mat. Using a rubber mat is only hiding the problem
> but
> the problem is still there. Are you wearing shoes? Perhaps your desk is
> metal and it is touching something.
>
> Albert
>
> --- Cameron wrote ---
> Hi all. I have a problem, hopefully someone can give me some suggestions
> or
> shed some light on why this is happening.
>
> The apartment complex I'm living in now was built in the early sixties I
> believe. The outlets are not very good, worn out, you can't plug anything
> into the top of any of them because it just falls out. You can only plug
> things into the bottom plug.
>
> Anyways, when I was using my FW1884, I didn't notice any issues with
> anything except for noise because I am on a dirty circuit/loop being
> shared
> by all sorts of appliances and god knows what else.
>
> My current setup is now my ADK rack mount machine, Motu896 MKIII firewire
> interface, and BCF2000 control surface, which is all plugged into a power
> conditioner.
>
> I started doing some tracking with my new gear for a new job this week and
> whenever I used a mic that required phantom power, as soon as the mic was
> plugged into the interface, I would get shocked if I touched anything
> metal
> that was plugged into the conditioner, including the mic itself computer,
> control surface, interface, etc, . It's not enough to cause damage, but
> it
> is unplesent and is enough of a jolt to make you quickly stop touching
> whatever control you're touching.
>
> This happens even when the phantom power is switched off for every channel
> on the interface. I found out this afternoon that it also happens with
> dynamic mics too.
>
> As soon as all mics are unplugged, everything is fine.
>
> My power conditioner doesn't appear to have a ground lift switch. Is this
> the issue? Is there anything I can do to remedy this? I've got 5 months
> of
> writing and recording ahead and I really don't want to be freaking shocked
> every time I touch my gear!
>
> I'm going to make this issue known to the apartment manager on Monday but
> I
> really doubt they will understand what I'm talking about, or give a damn
> for
> that matter.
>
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Cameron.
>
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