Electrocuted...in the face!
I did a gig last night at a venue which I've played many times before with no previous problems. I used the same set up which I've used for all my other recent gigs and kept getting electric shocks whenever I touched the mic with my lips. I've had tingles before but these were a right old belt!
The soundman kept blaming my gear but ( after a lengthy process of elimination) it turned out that it was the wall socket in the venue!
Ow!
You are using an ELCB aren't you ? (Earth Leakage circuit breaker) ?
I refuse to play anywhere where mine trips out more than once.
Excellent advice !Originally Posted by Emperor Fabulous
Never play a gig without protection from the venue supply. My circuit breaker is on every show! I would rather all my gear went down in the middle of a solo than have that gig be my last.
Eeek! Mr Fingers is back as a zombie, and he can still type!
You're with stupid. ▲
Fuck me!
You never heard of Les Harvey? :O
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Harvey
Don't eat the mic. It's not good for you.
Holy shit! I have now.
I use a surge protector since a power surge killed my JCM900 but I'm now thinking protecting myself would be a wiser idea! Actually, you can get circuit breakers which are the 'plug' can't you? Then I could run that from the surge protector.
How do you go about protecting yourself from unearthed mics?
This happened to me a month or so back at a gig and it was really bad!
Where should i put an ELCB?
The sound guy couldnt see a problem because when he touched it nothing happened, but obviously it was only earthing when i touching my strings as well.
It's not neccessarily the mic/pa that's not earthed. It could be your amp, a dodgy guitar lead or the wiring in your guitar. As I said in my post, the fault was that my amp wasn't earthed because of a dodgy mains outlet at the venue.
Use the ELCB to run all of your gear off. Make your band mates get their own.
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