Mmmmm... Line Voltage...

[Blackburn]

God bless three prong cords... When you've actually replaced the old two pronger! Laziness is no excuse... I know, and have known for a while... And have been lazy, not wanting to touch my all original stuff. My Silvertone 1482 never sounded as good as it does with me in the circuit. All I wanted was a patch cable... I'll just reach over that amp... Oh, hello PT that's plugged into the same strip as my 1482... Zing!

Electronics is fun.

David

[vibratoking]

Glad to know you're still alive. I'll let your wake up call be one for me too. It's always good to have a reminder.

[Blackburn]

Thanks. A good healthy dose of AC does let you know you're alive! I'll be changing all remaining two prongers to three before I play any of them again. Do you still have a few that aren't updated, VK?

[eniam rognab]

dancing the 60 cycle dance huh?

hipster you just started the hot new meme!

cinnamon challenge is sooo 2000-whatever

(i am not advocating electrocuting yourself or cinnamon)

[vibratoking]

...Do you still have a few that aren't updated, VK?

I updated all mine. I'm a heathen and I don't respect vintage equipment they way some do. If an improvement needs to be made, I make it. Yank that old cord and death cap and throw them in the trash. I don't save them for future worship...poof...gone. I'm not going to sell my amps anyway so I don't really care how it might affect the value. Same with old ecaps...poof...gone. Of course I don't hack amps for no reason. If the part works correctly, I leave it.

[xtian]

I like those old valcos and such that strap one of the two wall conductors directly to chassis, and half the heater leads, too. I had one in, where the owner nibbled the bits off the end of the AC plug to make it non-polarized. Party game! 50% chance of getting zapped!

[NickC]

...Do you still have a few that aren't updated, VK?

I updated all mine. I'm a heathen and I don't respect vintage equipment they way some do. If an improvement needs to be made, I make it. Yank that old cord and death cap and throw them in the trash. I don't save them for future worship...poof...gone. I'm not going to sell my amps anyway so I don't really care how it might affect the value. Same with old ecaps...poof...gone. Of course I don't hack amps for no reason. If the part works correctly, I leave it.

Same here. Safety first and vintage fanatics be damned.

[Firestorm]

Yeah. I don't even think about it anymore. The chassis needs to be at ground potential. But there is supposedly some value to those caps, one from each side, provided they're the fail-open type. I have to look for the article.

[Blackburn]

I'm with you guys on that. I just wasn't sure I'd keep certain amps and didn't lay a finger on them. Now, I can't see that 1482 going anywhere.

It's even better when you've had an electrical connection.

[boots]

I remember the days when the guitarist and bass player learned the hard way not to touch each other while playing! That's what the "Line Reverse" switch was for, but you had to find out by trial and error which way was right.

I'm gettin too old to survive those minor electrocutions, so I am a believer in 3-prong cords. If the amp is a museum piece, then leave the death cap. But if it is to be played, get rid of it!

And really, what good is a vintage amp that you can only look at anyway? That'd be like a diabetic in a candy store. Or a married man in a whorehouse. Or....