Just my luck

polkfarmboy
polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
edited August 2011 in The Clubhouse
today i got a new air conditioner put in and it went wrong here's what happened

I asked my buddy to bring it from the store and install it so he called me and we brought it inside . He went out to get some drop clothes etc and I plugged in his shop vac . I thought I may as well start the ball rolling so I switched it on and BOOM!!! . F'n sheet rock dust started pumping out the back of it right onto the pannel of one of my Martin Logan speakers and audio rack and the whole room and I totally antiqued my whole room . I switched it off as quick as I could running into the bdroom for blankets just like the place was on fire .I was panicking as I threw the blankets over the speakers .I had all 5 lined up under the projector screen and the 3 center channels were facing up so they got antiqued

I have been vacuming them for hours and I dont know if its my imagination but after I got them all cleaned up it seems like I have lost a few decibels

My bud told me he took off the filter so he could use it to suck up the water and if I would have waited for him I would have found that out :biggrin:

The moral of the story is **** happens to some more than others :eek:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,611
    edited August 2011
    Damn dude
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited August 2011
    Ouch, when it rains it pours eh?
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited August 2011
    Hopefully you have sent the Emotiva amp out or the falling dust might break another binding post :biggrin:
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited August 2011
    Whew!...I wouldnt bother with any lottery tickets for the next few weeks lol.:biggrin:

    Some beach man! Hope it gets better soon!:frown:
    Too much **** to list....
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited August 2011
    Bummer, bad luck is relentless it comes at you all at once, but then it passes and you can look back and say to yourself glad thats over with, it might even be worth a laugh or two.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2011
    You should probably have all of your audio gear taken from you for at least a year.

    J/K

    Actually, not! :eek:
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    edited August 2011
    Sorry that happened!! That sucks..no pun intended.

    Your decibel loss is just from the vacuum noise affecting your hearing for a day.


    So you were vacuuming up sheetrock dust and it was just shooting it out as you picked it up kind-of scenario?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,273
    edited August 2011
    tony millard wrote: »
    That sucks..no pun intended.

    do you mean that blows
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    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited August 2011
    Wow....they say bad luck comes in three's bro. Better go lock yourself in the basement for awhile, you have one left to go.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,714
    edited August 2011
    Should have had a filter on that Shop Vac.
    Sal Palooza
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited August 2011
    Damm the bad luck. Good luck with this.
    Testing
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2011
    Ouch, Sounds like something that would happen to me.

    Sorry to hear it.
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  • breal74
    breal74 Posts: 324
    edited August 2011
    I would use some cans of compressed air also for those hard to reach spots. Sorry about the bad luck!
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2011
    PF, be nice very nice to your friends, stay away from any manual work and let them take care of that for you. I'm convince you want to keep your gear for a long time, right? Stay away from what is not yours to do and focus on doing what you excell at. Sorry for the series of incidents! :wink:

    BTW breal74; saying hi to a fellow Canuck! :) How's Vancouver nowadays?
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited August 2011
    JFC

    i'm just sayin
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  • breal74
    breal74 Posts: 324
    edited August 2011
    Hi TECHNOKID. I am actually in the original Vancouver, in Washingtion state across the Columbia river from Portland, OR. Vancouver, WA is great nowadays! Sunny, hi's around 80 and low's in the 50's. AHHHH summer in the Pacific NW!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2011
    I really doubt you lost that much sound, it is probably your worried imagination running wild.

    Hope they clean up well.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011
    pfb, real sorry to hear that, I doubt you damaged them or suffered any real output loss. I have the original Sequel's, they have that neat sensor that cuts power to the panels unless a signal is present, so they don't get much dust on them. I still vacuum them once a month with my trusty 1950's ElectrLux tank vac.

    I assume your in the ML Owners Forums, have you posted over there? I think your worse case senario would be you have to take them apart and wash the panels and the stators, there's pleanty of threads over there on how to do that properly...You did unplug them for 12 hours before you vacuumed them right??? Please tell me you did. :eek:
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    stuwee wrote: »
    pfb, real sorry to hear that, I doubt you damaged them or suffered any real output loss. I have the original Sequel's, they have that neat sensor that cuts power to the panels unless a signal is present, so they don't get much dust on them. I still vacuum them once a month with my trusty 1950's ElectrLux tank vac.

    I assume your in the ML Owners Forums, have you posted over there? I think your worse case senario would be you have to take them apart and wash the panels and the stators, there's pleanty of threads over there on how to do that properly...You did unplug them for 12 hours before you vacuumed them right??? Please tell me you did. :eek:

    Posting on the ML forum is like trying to get blood out of a stone .I asked a question 2 weeks ago about what alternative power adapters for the matinee can you use and still no answer lol . But if you ask a question about somthing that costs 15K then they are all willing to help

    I might take the panels off for a wash with pure water this weekend when time allows
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Posting on the ML forum is like trying to get blood out of a stone .I asked a question 2 weeks ago about what alternative power adapters for the matinee can you use and still no answer lol . But if you ask a question about somthing that costs 15K then they are all willing to help

    I might take the panels off for a wash with pure water this weekend when time allows

    I wouldn't do that unless it's a last resort, just how much is still on there? You should post a pic of them, so I can see, I'll help a fellow Loganite :smile:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    The panels look good and you would never notice anything from a pic posted . I am just realy paranoid about the dust you cant see because the performance of them depends on them having not even a microgram on the mylar. Very tricky speakers to own and I always feel uneasy about them sitting in the room .They are a bit of an eyesore with the covers on them

    Do you keep yours coverd all the time ? I vacume mine every 2/3 days and still feel like dust is ruining them
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    edited August 2011
    PFB....so did you break any of the prongs on the power cables plug yet? :biggrin:
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited August 2011
    'say hello to my lil friend'...sorry..too soon probably
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2011
    PFB....so did you break any of the prongs on the power cables plug yet........

    I was actually going to keep this part to myself :biggrin:

    When taking the speakers apart to clean then I snapped the black wire off my matinee center channel and it wont play the full range of sound .When I touch it to the panel the it plays fine so I gota re-attach it somehow I was going to wait a little while before I asked how to fix it back on . The sod used on it appears to be silver in color
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited August 2011
    You're such a cooler :tongue:
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    Living room:
    LSiM707's / LSiM706c / LSiM702 F/X's / dual JL Audio Fathom F113's / Parasound Halo A51 / Panasonic 65" TC-P65VT50
    Bedroom:
    Usher Dancer Mini 2 Diamond DMD's / Logitech SB Touch / W4S STP-SE / W4S DAC-2 / W4S ST-1000 / Samsung 52" LN52B750
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  • potee
    potee Posts: 610
    edited August 2011
    I bet he looks like the guy in that old comic strip who walks around with a storm cloud over his head. The guy was Joe Mifelwix or some such name, I'm sure some of you old timers know who I' talking about

    PoTee
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited August 2011
    wayne3burk wrote: »
    JFC

    i'm just sayin

    +1 on that! ^^^

    I've heard of using a straight jacket to keep you from hurting your self but what do you use to protect those around you? lol
    Too much **** to list....
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    DMara wrote: »
    Hopefully you have sent the Emotiva amp out or the falling dust might break another binding post :biggrin:

    Damn dude.... you made my whole day better with that one!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    The panels look good and you would never notice anything from a pic posted . I am just realy paranoid about the dust you cant see because the performance of them depends on them having not even a microgram on the mylar. Very tricky speakers to own and I always feel uneasy about them sitting in the room .They are a bit of an eyesore with the covers on them

    Do you keep yours coverd all the time ? I vacume mine every 2/3 days and still feel like dust is ruining them

    Nope, no covers, they are essentally powered off with no signal present. I'm seeing a problem with your cleaning, you can damage the panels if you don't allow at least 12 hours after unplugging them from the wall, you need a good strong tank or upright vacuum with a long tube, cup your hand around the end and slowly move across the panel stator, see below.

    You didn't have to remove the cover on that center speaker, why are you so impatient? Your going to ruin those nice ML's, please read up on the maintenence on them :frown:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    Agreed Stuwee... by the time he's done, he will be asking us how to set the time on his new Bose Waveradio.

    Slow down PFB. Take a few very deep breaths and slow down.
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