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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,263
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    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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  • F1nut
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    Hey, if it gets you home
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  • machone
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    Might be out of balance
    Mojo Audio Illuminati v3>>Quantum Byte w/LMS>>Rpi/PiCoreplayer>> Starlight 7 USB >> Mojo Audio Mystique v2 SE>>ModWright SWL 9.0 SE Signature>>Hafler DH-500 Amp+ (Musical Concepts Fully Modded)>>
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    Separate subpanel with four dedicated 20 amp circuits.
    1. Amplification 2. Analog 3. Digital 4. Video

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  • msg
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    That's why you gotta test it first by revving up to 5k in neutral, and dropping it into D.

    Favorite person should be in the back seat or truck bed to observe result.
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  • smglbrth
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    msg wrote: »
    That's why you gotta test it first by revving up to 5k in neutral, and dropping it into D.

    Favorite person should be in the back seat or truck bed to observe result.

    I've seen more than one person blow up their tranny's doing neutral drops back in the day...
    Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited October 2023
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    smglbrth wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    That's why you gotta test it first by revving up to 5k in neutral, and dropping it into D.

    Favorite person should be in the back seat or truck bed to observe result.

    I've seen more than one person blow up their trannys doing neutral drops back in the day...
    [emphasis added]

    Out of context -- this statement might be construed as a tad unsettling... :#
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  • Viking64
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    smglbrth wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    That's why you gotta test it first by revving up to 5k in neutral, and dropping it into D.

    Favorite person should be in the back seat or truck bed to observe result.

    I've seen more than one person blow up their trannys doing neutral drops back in the day...
    [emphasis added]

    Out of context -- this statement might be construed as a tad unsettling... :#

    I was going to say something, but when I do, I always get a 30-day ban. :o
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  • smglbrth
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    Too funny! That never even crossed my mind! Guess I'm not from the snowflake generation, obviously...
    Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me
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  • ken brydson
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    ^^^ speaking of which...

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    (from our buds B) @ ASR)
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  • JayMX
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    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), Full mod SDA CRS 4.1TL (198’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL (198’s), R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩
    Pairs that have passed through: Monitor 4b (Peerless), Monitor 5a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Monitor 5b (SL1000), Monitor 5b (SL2000) (4x pair), Monitor 7b (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7c’s (194’s), Monitor 10a (Peerless), Monitor 10b (5x pair), RTA8, RTA8TL, RTA 11T, RTA12c (194's), SDA1(mod to “a” & SL1000 Wuhan mod), SDA CRS, SDA 2 (2x pair), SDA 2a, SDA 2b, SDA 1b, SDA 1c, SDA SRS 2 (2x pair), SDA SRS 3.1TL (198’s) (2x pair)...and more to come, it’s a sickness.
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  • SeleniumFalcon
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    Wow! that took guts!
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  • msg
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    I'd have done it with coat hangers. The fuzz insulates you from electrocution.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,816
    edited October 2023
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    msg wrote: »
    I have done it with coat hangers.

    ^^^^ This is all I read of that.
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  • msg
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    I have done it with coat hangers.

    ^^^^ This is all I read of that.

    That's because you think you can feel the difference between different levels of electrocution.
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  • Clipdat
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    JayMX wrote: »
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    What is the point of this?
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  • audioluvr
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    Too bad that wasn't a metal junction box.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
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    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited October 2023
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    well, I mean... the thing is...
    as long as you only touch one wire at a time.
    And avoid being grounded...

    Bob's yer uncle! (as our cousins across the pond might put it)

    EDIT:

    PS I know all y'all know this: You can get shocked many times, but you'll only get electrocuted once.
    :#

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    (tip o' the ol' AC yarmulke to our comrades @ ASR for the graphic)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
    edited October 2023
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    I got juiced once while I was demonstrating a piece of equipment to a client. Threw me back about 6 feet, landed on the floor on my back. As I opened my eyes the guy was standing over me. I asked, am I still alive? Very relieved to hear yes. I had a strange feeling in both arms and across my chest. Basically felt like all the energy was drained out of me. Called my boss and told him I
    was going home.

    Never did know the what or why it happened.
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  • msg
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    What kind of equipment and how much electricity was it?
    Guessing you weren't demo'ing the 9V battery tongue check.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    Restaurant equipment. The piece was plugged into a 15 amp outlet.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    AC shocks are awful. I hate that feeling.
    DC is more like getting smacked.


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  • tonyp063
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    "It's the volts that jolt. It's the mills that kill"
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  • treitz3
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    AC shocks are awful. I hate that feeling.
    DC is more like getting smacked.

    Best to be very respectful to both.

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
    edited October 2023
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    yup. The worst thing to do (EDIT: IMO) is to be afraid when working with electricity.
    Healthy respect is essential. Fear leads to mistakes, which can be costly -- and, yes, fatal. :(
    And, yes, of course, being too confident leads can lead to mistakes, too. :|

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  • ken brydson
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  • ChrisD06
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    AC shocks are awful. I hate that feeling.
    DC is more like getting smacked.


    I got zapped when I was like 5 and I very vividly remember it. The shock felt like, well, you know the feeling you get when you eat a super sour candy? Yeah that, but hot, and it pulsated throughout my body.
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