[sdiy] Home Wiring question?

[elmacaco]

Why, is that a bad idea?

*puts down guitar and stops filling tub*

;)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Wilson" <raywilson at comcast.net>
To: "Dave Magnuson" <resfreq at hoohahrecords.com>; "Synth-DiY"
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>; "jeff brown" <guitaricon at comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Home Wiring question?


> Good Lord. Its a wonder you didn't get killed! Good thing you don't play
the
> guitar in the bathtub or anything.
>
> :-)
>
> Ray
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Magnuson" <resfreq at hoohahrecords.com>
> To: "Synth-DiY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>; "jeff brown"
> <guitaricon at comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Home Wiring question?
>
>
> >> Try testing both outlets with one of those little plug-in testers ($10
at
> >> Home Depot). That'll tell you if there's anything really wrong.
> >
> >
> > WARNING!!!!!  I own one of these  outlet testers, and they CAN BE
> > WRONG!!!!
> >
> > My former landlord had an electrician update my old apartment from a
fuse
> > panel to circuit breakers.  When connecting 2 pieces of equipment I got
a
> > big fat blue spark (which killed my receiver).
> >
> > So I got my Hubble brand outlet tester... the outlet tested fine. ...
but
> > if I touched the cable-TV coax and the case of the equipment I could
feel
> > voltage.
> >
> > So I got out the voltmeter...
> >
> > - Outlet neutral to outlet ground: 0V
> > - Outlet neutral to outlet hot: 120V
> >
> > Everything seemed ok so far
> >
> > - Coax shield to water pipe: 0 volts
> > - Coax shield to outlet ground/neutral: 120V
> > - Coax shield to outlet hot: 0V
> > - Outlet ground or Neutral to water pipe: 120V
> >
> > So.. my outlet was wired with hot at 0V, neutral and ground at 120V...
and
> > the Hubbel outlet tester read "Outlet OK"
> >
> > Upon further investigation, my house was 2 wire AC (no ground) but
someone
> > installed 3 prong outlets.   They decided to jumper neutral and ground
at
> > the outlet rather than leave the third terminal disconnected.
Everything
> > was great until the new electric servic was installed and the
electrician
> > hooked up the two wires backwards.... instant hot chassis on all my
studio
> > gear.  Admittedly my house was wired in "knob and tube" wiring, so all
> > conductors are sheathed in black insulation... but he should have
checked
> > his work when he was done....
> >
> > Anyways, the moral of the story is... just use your volt meter and find
a
> > reliable ground source as a reference :)
> >
> > Dave Magnuson
> >
> >
>