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Getting a static shock off a Allen & Heath XZone 62

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  • 13-09-2008 8:24pm
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    Run_to_da_hills
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    Im using an X Zone 62 mixer at the minute and getting a static tingle off it if i touch it. What could it be?


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    PaulBrewer
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Im using an X Zone 62 mixer at the minute and getting a static tingle off it if i touch it. What could it be?

    Dangerous ....


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    frobisher
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    If it's happening repeatedly and continuously then I'd guess it's not static. Sounds like something is shorting and that the desk isn't earthed so when you touch it you provide the path of least resistance........ddddzzzz. :P

    Have a look inside for worn cabling or any other source for the short.


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    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Im using an X Zone 62 mixer at the minute and getting a static tingle off it if i touch it. What could it be?

    Make sure it's earthed


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    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    frobisher wrote: »
    If it's happening repeatedly and continuously then I'd guess it's not static. Sounds like something is shorting and that the desk isn't earthed so when you touch it you provide the path of least resistance........ddddzzzz. :P

    Have a look inside for worn cabling or any other source for the short.
    Im at a venue now, cant mess with it, ill send it off during the week to get it checked out. cheers,


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    frobisher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Im at a venue now, cant mess with it, ill send it off during the week to get it checked out. cheers,

    Be careful dude. People get serious shocks in this business all the time. Not fun and sometimes fatal.


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    studiorat
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    That's not static!!
    There's a funny earth there somewhere so the chassis is live. I think I heard somewhere that Allen and Heaths are buggers for it. Check the ribbon connections in the desk and make sure they are all secure, also check if the chassis is live when the every thing is unplugged, it could also be a piece of gear on stage with a leaky earth so the current is coming back along the ground on your cables. Even from your amps which could be dangerous. Get on the phone and get another in fast...

    A phase tester will tell you if the chassis is live or not...


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    dav nagle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭dav nagle


    studiorat wrote: »
    That's not static!!
    There's a funny earth there somewhere so the chassis is live. I think I heard somewhere that Allen and Heaths are buggers for it. Check the ribbon connections in the desk and make sure they are all secure, also check if the chassis is live when the every thing is unplugged, it could also be a piece of gear on stage with a leaky earth so the current is coming back along the ground on your cables. Even from your amps which could be dangerous. Get on the phone and get another in fast...

    A phase tester will tell you if the chassis is live or not...

    Find a new plug in the wall and see does it continue, it could easily be the plug socket being damaged, you may have tried it already, just a guess.


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    sei046
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    dodgy dodgy business


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    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    Don't use the desk again until it has been serviced - please. I've seen a piece of faulty audio equipment give one person a tickle, and bounce somebody else off a wall seconds later. Current is odd that way, dont risk a fatality.


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    Savman
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Im using an X Zone 62 mixer at the minute and getting a static tingle off it if i touch it. What could it be?
    Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't you the guy with the post on here a while ago that had a few of us telling you to consult a qualified electrician? This latest issue is hardly surprising tbh.


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    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Savman wrote: »
    Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't you the guy with the post on here a while ago that had a few of us telling you to consult a qualified electrician? This latest issue is hardly surprising tbh.
    Still alive, :)

    All the equipment I use have 13amp moulded plugs.


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    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Still alive, All the equipment I use have 13amp moulded plugs.

    Hardy man! That's just short of 3kW of power before the fuse goes!

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