Repair Safety First

[Amp Kat]

thank you for the on topic thoughts.

I have plenty of work already, and do not need to apply for a job.

Mykey, all stuff aside what do you really do ? Why don't you tell us a little about yourself and where you live and repair amps at ? Do you have an email address we can contact you if needed ? That would at least let us know who were dealing with.

[Amp Kat]

Mikey Did You Miss This ?

Answers ?

[R.G.]

I prefer not to bash anyone for being safety conscious.

Me neither. What I was bashing was mykey's looking for something to wrap himself in as a preventer for attacks. This is another classical politician's trick - to divert a disagreement with the politician into a disagreement with something that you'd have to be a boor to disagree with.

I have no issue whatsoever with people following the safety rules. I have enough scar tissue on me as it is.

However, when I called on him to defend his vapid assertions, mykey came back with motherhood and apple pie (at least as they are dispensed by the government: casual friendship and bran muffins) and suddenly only wanted to talk about how to safely be safe. All of a sudden it was important to him to stay on topic when it wasn't before.

And you know, he almost succeeded in getting a discussion going on that didn't involve him supporting what he'd said. If we all get into a discussion of how good/bad or appropriate this or that safety rule is, he gets a pass and can again duck the questions.

In fact, I suspect that mykey started this thread for the purpose of getting off issues where he'd get called on his assertions, figuring that no one can question safety. He may not even know he did it. I've known people who had a native talent for such spin, being unaware consciously that they did it.

[Euthymia]

In fact, I suspect that mykey started this thread for the purpose of getting off...

Given the way he's been crowing about the views counter, I'd say you're right.

[bob p]

... came back with motherhood and apple pie (at least as they are dispensed by the government: casual friendship and bran muffins)

ROFLMAO!

[Enzo]

Oddly enough, before I opened this thread today, I laid eyes on Mykey's name, and my immediate thought was that his style is exactly the same as Sean Hannity.

[TD_Madden]

I got a kick out of his referral to alt.guitar.amps...

[hasserl]

Oddly enough, before I opened this thread today, I laid eyes on Mykey's name, and my immediate thought was that his style is exactly the same as Sean Hannity.

That's not very fair to Sean

[Old Tele man]

...electrical 'stupidity' is often cured by premature death!

[EETStudent]

Lol just came across this thread. I know this has become a safety last thread, but in all seriousness, how would you handy techs go about properly securing yourself when working on a tube amp?

Also, how did you more experienced techs get where you are in your work? Im currently a first year electonics student, and im interested in knowing how everyone else has learned their junk

[Old Tele man]

USN electronics (radar) schools '63-'71 (tech)
USArmy Civil Service Tech '72-'82 (tech)
Major aerospace/defense contractor '82-to present (engineer)


...as for "safety," you'd be surprised at "how much" you 'remember' from ALL the electrical safety warnings and cautions when you have a pacemaker!

[olddawg]

AS Degree in electronics 1978.

Pro and simi-pro guitarist and recording artist.

Live sound and studio engineer,

Crashed an burnt component level bench tech for consumer and professional Audio/video equipment. Authorized tech from tech from Akai to Zenith.

CET

Yamaha certified tech.

Burn out.

Truthfully, consider making it a hobby and do something else with a future.
I just went back to school and got a BS in Social Science/History.

[Don Moose]

BSET - University of Houston, 1983
MSCS - Texas Tech, 1997

Resume includes Compaq, Dell, IBM, NCR, AMD, HP, Intel.
Burned out trying to deal with PCIexpress, HyperTransport, DDR3 and other craziness.

-- It's not the frequency, it's the rise time that makes a signal high speed.

[Old Tele man]

--It's not the frequency, it's the rise time that makes a signal high speed.

...ah, but, they're just two sides of the same equation (ha,ha)!

t.rise = 2.2*R*C = 2.2/(2*pi*ƒ.high) = 0.35/ƒ.high

...and, their ratio is a constant: 0.35 = t.rise/ƒ.high

...(wink,wink)!

[Amp Kat]

AS Degree in electronics 1978.

Pro and simi-pro guitarist and recording artist.

Live sound and studio engineer,

Crashed an burnt component level bench tech for consumer and professional Audio/video equipment. Authorized tech from tech from Akai to Zenith.

CET

Yamaha certified tech.

Burn out.

Truthfully, consider making it a hobby and do something else with a future.
I just went back to school and got a BS in Social Science/History.

Couldn't agree with you more Oldawg. That's what I do and that's the only way I can swing it as far as many benefits and financial income goes.. Been there as far as a Amp Tech only and it's tough and not as smooth as you'd like sometimes but it's cool to do on the side. Gotta admire many guys on this forum and many others that used to be on this forum that do it for a living.