Confessions of a moron!

[Reeltarded]

Ok, I am a idot.

I just rebuilt one of my Marshalls from the inputs to the tone stack.

Don't use a 1.5M grid resistor. Use a 68k. They may appear similar, but trust me.. because I know all about that.

lmao

[xtian]

Hello, 'tarded!

My name is xtian, and I am an idiot. If you search my posts you will find several hi-larious, idiotic incidents.

Most recently I caught a little 120vac thru the ring of a fuse holder while I was trying to insert a fuse into a live circuit. Not a big shock, but certainly a nice reminder.

You are among friends. Idiot friends.

[Reeltarded]

teehee.. It's not my only mistake, but it was a funny one.

If anyone wants any pointers on cleaning up a Marshall or similar amp, try a huge input grid resistor! Sounds INSANELY clean. Clean enough to drive me insane lol

[cbass]

Shoot you didn't even cause a fire or fry an expensive tube or electrocute yourself.

You're aren't idiot till you do all these things at the sametime

[M Fowler]

About a half hour ago a new 33uf cap blew and what a sound that is, kind of like an old steam engine releasing pressure.

Mark

[cbass]

One time I put in a cap in the bias section in backwards.Even though when i put it in I thought ok positive end goes to ground.

Made a nice little show

[Reeltarded]

I don't want a cap to blow up on me.

You guys are scaring me.

[Colossal]

Safety glasses are always a good idea when peering into a chassis, energized or not.

Smiley here is wearing his safety glasses
Wide Eye isn't and what he doesn't know is that we're pumping 800V into his 450V rated power supply caps (which are actually fake Chinese cap-within-caps because he also cheaped out on parts as well as disregarded safety)

[Reeltarded]

I just turned my variac to 140.

[Structo]

You'll shoot your eye out!


<<<<I usually use a butter knife in the socket but sometimes I use a fork.

[NickC]

You'll shoot your eye out!


<<<<I usually use a butter knife in the socket but sometimes I use a fork.

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What I like about using a fork is, you can bend the middle prongs out of the way and hit both sides of the socket. Works like a charm.

[Reeltarded]

I already destroyed two sporks trying to bend the middle "prongs" back. Should I use heat? This plastic is brittle.

Oh well. back to kfc.

[NickC]

I already destroyed two sporks trying to bend the middle "prongs" back. Should I use heat? This plastic is brittle.

Oh well. back to kfc.

Zircon encrusted tweezers also work quite well; no pesky prongs to deal with.

[Reeltarded]

Is this one of those Stew-Mac tools looking for a purpose?

Previously I just checked wall voltage by putting my tongue on the B+ and then dividing by the number of winds. Is that wrong?

[cbass]

I already destroyed two sporks trying to bend the middle "prongs" back. Should I use heat? This plastic is brittle.

Oh well. back to kfc.

Zircon encrusted tweezers also work quite well; no pesky prongs to deal with.

Don't misuse a rare and valuable implement.
Those are only for harvesting dental floss. geez everyone knows that.

Well i guess they have another use.If you sterelize them with a lighter first.