Power supply musings

[tomg]

> Gnd lift, as its called, is a switch I dislike very much from my days as a
> club audio tech..
> I once held a mic in one hand, and reached to change the setting on an old
> amp...
> Needless to say, I did it while I hadnt had the chance to go take a pee in a
> while, so it tried to help me out with that...
> 
> Rob

Ok...I've got one. Amphitheaters or playing outside! After I got knocked unconscious
by holding my strat with one hand and sticking my lips on a 57...There was this bright
blue/white flash and the next I knew everyone was standing over me taking Chinese
(no offense - and not really!) ...we carried some of those copper stakes used for cable-
tv. Everything was grounded to dirt or we didn't play. Knocked the sh]t out of me, scared
the sh]t out of everybody else!  I carried one of those neon voltage probes, checked the
grounds on everything and still finger-tipped the guitar, the mic and other people on
stage before committing.....current, that stuff can kill you!  

-tg