[ProAudio] Proper Grounding Replies

[Bill Whitlock]

LOL, but I'm glad you survived it!  Most of the worst nightmarish grounding stories I've ever heard involved recording trucks (usually concerning how AC power for the truck was connected to house/stage power!
I have a horror story of my own that involved 4 kV DC with a trail of black arc-holes in my RH fingernails and a string of blisters on my LH palm. I was floored and breathless but really, really pissed at the guy who disabled a safety interlock!!  I should have followed the one-hand-in-back-pocket rule, but I was young ...
Bill Whitlock


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com>
To: proaudio <proaudio at bach.pgm.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 5, 2019 1:47 pm
Subject: Re: [ProAudio] Proper Grounding Replies

> Can you imagine fault currents of 150 A to 1,000 A (typical, from a UL field 
> study) flowing in RCA cables for a few seconds? 

Oh, I certainly can.  I connected the first mike cable from the truck to the 
splitter at the 9:30 Club and the bright flash when pin 1 made was very
impressive.
--scott



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