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10-15-2011, 12:08 PM
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I recently attached an original lid/reverb unit to my Ampeg v4. I added a three prong cord, and attached it to the chassis where the lid meets the sides. I had previously had a new reverb unit with no lid in it, and it hardly hummed. The three prong gronded in the same place as it does now, just without the lid. Now, it hums very loudly and electrocutes me every time I touch it when it is on. I haven't turned it on since the first day it did that. I tried turning it off and back on, and the problem persisted. Any suggestions?  |
10-15-2011, 12:09 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | Ya, take it to a tech pronto and don't plug it in till you do!
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10-15-2011, 12:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mukilteo, Washington. USA | | | +1 There's more to installing a three prong cord than just wiring it up if you're replacing one of the old two prong ones. For sure, keep it unplugged until you can have a pro check it out.
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10-15-2011, 12:50 PM
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10-15-2011, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Passinwind  You can only actually be electrocuted once. Better to get your amp fixed correctly before that happens. | +1
You are electrocussed when you receive a shock.
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10-15-2011, 01:24 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | I know I always cuss electro when I get shocked, that's for sure!
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10-15-2011, 02:47 PM
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pedal / amps - MAMMOTHsound | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: sheffield, uk | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jpatt2 I recently attached an original lid/reverb unit to my Ampeg v4. I added a three prong cord, and attached it to the chassis where the lid meets the sides. I had previously had a new reverb unit with no lid in it, and it hardly hummed. The three prong gronded in the same place as it does now, just without the lid. Now, it hums very loudly and electrocutes me every time I touch it when it is on. I haven't turned it on since the first day it did that. I tried turning it off and back on, and the problem persisted. Any suggestions? | I'd take it to a tech since you got this bit wrong
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10-16-2011, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MAMMOTHvolume I'd take it to a tech since you got this bit wrong | Thamks everyone; it's going off to the tech. Better safe than sorry, right? |
10-16-2011, 07:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newfoundland | | | Tech for sure, but I suspect you may have connected the hot wire to the ground, or neutral connection. Or maybe there's a voltage leak in the reverb unit you just installed.
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