Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Shocking Situations
Pro Sound Web: I’ve been a professional audio engineer for 40-plus years and a musician for 10 years more than that, and during that time, I’ve witnessed hundreds of shock events on performance stages, recording studios, and even factory floors.
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This article was very interesting. I have never heard of a bootleg ground, and I wonder why anyone would actually do something like that instead of doing what the author suggested (like just marking the outlet “non-grounding.”) I find it crazy that an RPBG outlet will test normally and even appear to work normally, but can easily kill you. As I kept reading the article and the author kept talking about how undetectable this situation was, I grew a bit anxious. All of the “traditional” outlet testing methods can’t tell the difference between a properly-wired outlet and a RPBG outlet. When someone is installing or repairing electrical outlets, chances are they’re not going to use a highly-specific tool. The electrician is going to use a voltmeter or a 3-light tester. I’m not sure if there’s a good way to fix this problem, but the next time I plug something in in an old house, I’ll be a bit more careful.
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