[LAU] Shielded electrical wiring for studio (or not)

[Glen MacArthur]

Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Hahah, they'll ban me from the list because I sent three mails instead
> of one.
>
> Only use one source for the mains. Different sources could come with
> different potential and ground could become extremely dangerous.
>
> While your single coil guitar's strings are connected to ground
> and the guitar amp has another source for the mains than the mixer that
> the microphone is connected to, then if you'll "kiss" the
> microphone while singing and playing guitar, the potential differences
> aren't funny anymore.
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Hi Ralf,

Thanks for your replies and suggestions, hehe I've received a few mic
shocks to the lips over the years when I used to run a vintage amp without
a ground (it only had a ground lift toggle switch)... It didn't take me
long to upgrade the wiring to a fully grounded cord.. :)..