Hey Rob, just wanted to say thanks for all your contributions to the collective amp knowledge on the internet. I'm learning to build amps and often find myself on your site or on a forum archive reading your comments. It's been a big help. Thanks.
Thank you sir u learn me so much! Thank you i learn build amp and how amp work i wish you the best on that world because you learn a lot. Cheers from France
Very good video and webpage that will save lives. Thanks for sharing and also for highlighting the mistakes at the end of the Uncle Doug death cap video. 2:25 Virtually every GFCI works by sensing the difference in current between the line and neutral, not the "safety ground".
Thanks a lot, Rob, for this vid as well as all the information on your website! I found out after completing some Tweeds and a JTM that my knowledge about tube circuits rose in the same way as my complacency. It’s good to be aware of that. There are many parallels in driving a plane. You have to stay anal about safety measurements all the time or you will be buried by your mistakes. If I’m looking scared my wife knows I will start up a new amp. She will check in intervalls for life signs (..wondering how long that will last ;-))
That video came recommended to me this morning. That is so strange it’s like RU-vid was watching me get zapped yesterday night on my amp LOL It had been disconnected 24h from the power source so I figured that would be fine. Nope, those caps still had some zing to give as soon as I touched the tube socket to clean it. Missing hair on my arm where it touched the chassis LoL All that to say I vouch for everything you just said in this video . Thank you.
A GFCI doesn’t sense current in the equipment grounding electrode! It senses the imbalance of current between the hot leg and neutral conductor. That’s how it operates
Rob this is a great, must watch video for any amp enthusiast. Your website is also amazing! Question: is a 22k 2W resistor appropriate for a cap discharge tool? Thanks brother!
