hilde45
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| Line fault at the outlet -- do I need an electrician? OP again:I'm pretty sure I unplugged everything on the chain of outlets.I have not thrown the breaker yet.All outlets on chain read as reversed:* the negative plug input reads as 120v, more or less* the positive plug input reads as 3.4v, more or... | |
| Line fault at the outlet -- do I need an electrician? An image of the multimeter is here: www dot jbryant dot eu/pages/DMM dot htmI used the scale in the upper right that says V~ and has the numbers 600 and 200.I set it on the 200 scale.I re-tested and got a 3.7 reading.I still need to unplug everyth... | |
| Line fault at the outlet -- do I need an electrician? OP here. Sorry, had some family stuff to take care of.Multimeter is an all sun EM830 multimeter.I don't know if it has an autoscale.I'm about re-test all outlets with the meter, after unplugging everything on that line (I hope. I need family to al... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Thank you! | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @schubert What is not worth it?@tvad I hear you on altering the original design, esp of a premium product@atmasphere Thanks for the advice about repairs. I would prefer just to deal with a local dealer, though perhaps they just ship it back to th... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @tvad I wouldn’t hesitate to have equipment repaired by technicians like that, although I would want any parts used to match those originally installed.Even if the newer parts were better? Just because it goes outside the original design? | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Great, thank you both. There's a Cary integrated amp that switches triode/ultralinear in their 80w model but that option is not in their 100 w model. I found that curious. | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Another question -- sorry, they keep coming to me -- How important is it for you to have a tube amp fixable locally rather than having to ship it back to the maker for fixes or upgrades? | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Hi all, just when you thought this thread was dead...I'm seeing some deals out there, and I'm wondering how important it is for a tube amp to have the "ultra-linear vs. triode" switch? In what circumstances would that be important for listening? | |
| Line fault at the outlet -- do I need an electrician? Thanks, Jim. And I'm not doing anything without rereading these posts and triple checking things are dead. And if I'm even 10% uncertain, I'll just skip it!But I'm learning a lot and so there's already been a payoff. | |
| Line fault at the outlet -- do I need an electrician? Jim: "Is the wiring in the old part of the house original wiring? Any idea what year that part of the house was built?"Not likely. House built in 1910. I don't know what else is on the circuit. I need to test.Other questions will require inquiry, ... | |
| Which DAC makers let you do in home trial? Thanks. Weird that a popular DAC is called Chord Mojo and Mojo is also a different company's name all it's own. But good to know. Thank you. | |
| Line fault at the outlet -- do I need an electrician? Thanks, all.I ran out of time today, but I'm going to (a) unplug all things on that chain(b) measure again to see if the 4v are still there(c) turn off the breaker and measure everything before (and more) again to see if there's leakage(d) perhaps... | |
| If I have good local shops available, should I restrict my purchasing? Nice! | |
| Line fault at the outlet -- do I need an electrician? Thanks, Erik, almarg, jim — thanks.So, our house is a mixture of old/DIY and new (renovation); the problem is with the old part of the house.Almarg — I have not tried measuring with everything on the chain unplugged. I'll do that when possible.As ... |