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Thanks Relayer.
Your explanation makes sense to me. I know the switches that I got a shock from. I will change those first and set a regular reminder to keep track if it makes a difference. Either way I will get back to this post with some results.
John
I have seen the spark twice at least. I am not really waiting for it and analyzing when it happens. It also obviously happens very fast. So I can't be 100% sure of this but I think it passes right at the lever of the switch (between it and the cover).
I mentioned the house is copper wire because I use to live in a condo that was all aluminum wiring. We had to get this stuff put on all the connections so that it would not cause a fire. That was at least 20 years ago and I seem to remember them telling me that the aluminum would oxidize and...
Thanks Brian, I just put it on my to-do list.
I found a good video on how to change them.
Youtube search: "how to replace house light switches"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSAnXWiMyLg
Time to buy a power tester :-)
I guess I will change the power plug out the back while I am at it so I...
Hi, I am not sure if this is the place to ask this but is is the first place that comes to mind and considering it may be important I figure I should go ahead.
Recently maybe once every week or two for a total of about 4 times I have gotten a fairly hefty spark coming out of a light switch to...
Thanks guys. Sounds good. I just put it into my todo list. I just checked and 73 have viewed this thread within a few hours so it seems your answers will help a lot of people. John
Hi, is there something I can buy to plug into a house wall socket which will measure the watts and/or current being drawn by a fair bit of equipment using that one plug. So far I just try it and everything seems okay so I assume I won't have a problem.
Thanks, John
I went for it. I made the same assumption this link suggests (that the stripped white line is positive). What I am saying is I made the assumption before seeing this link.
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/39450/what-do-solid-striped-lines-on-a-wire-indicate
Unfortunately the...
So I guess there are two options. Solder directly to the connector or cut the connector plug off (hoping to find a red wire), strip the wires and solder the wires.
After having wrote the above I watched some Youtube videos on soldering. They were very informative and one in particular taught...
I picked up the Dunlop AC Adapter from Long & McQuade, wired it up and it is working now. Getting the polarity correct was actually pretty straight forward by simply thinking of the power supply as just a battery in my mind and knowing the power supply's connector outside was positive and the...
It appears that most Long & McQuade stocks (and other musical outlets) stock something that can likely do the trick. You can zoom right in on the Long-mcquade link below to see its label very clearly. You can see it has a 2nd model number, 41-9-200R in addition to the ECB-003. The specs below...
Hi AudioGuru,
Thanks, I had no idea about the connector sizes. At $5.79 for the female connection adapter I am thinking it is better to cut and strip the wire on the D'Addario 9 volt wall wart and solder the spent battery plug directly on. I will probably be using this Boss FS-6 for the rest of...
I think it would be a Fluke if I was to buy a Fluke meter :-). I use my multi-meter to check if batteries are good - LOL. I can use my many years of experience checking batteries to determine polarity after I get this power supply soldered up.
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Yes, Your right. I was distracted and didn't notice that. Thanks.
One question, can I use an analog volt meter to do the polarity check connecting the red to red lead and black to black much the way I connect to a battery. I guess what I am asking is if I do it very quickly watching carefully...
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