BuddytheReow
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I'm no expert and I'm not an electrician, but I am a homeowner and love to DIY.
Today I fixed a power strip/surge protector. This one is very old and I took it from my parents before I moved out years ago. I noticed about a week ago that my pedalchain and amp weren't turning on. Turns out that certain plugs weren't working. At first I thought "crap. Now I need a new one". But then it dawned on me...I can try to fix it! Now, AC and DC behave very differently as we all know. AC is what powers our homes. If only certain plugs work and some don't that either means there's a faulty part (possible considering this is 20+ years old), or there is a break in the chain. Opening it up it really didn't seem that bad. My outlet tester confirmed that there was an open neutral connection from the 1st to the 2nd outlets. It turns out the neutral wire wasn't making the proper connection. I had some spare romex and snipped off a few inches. The old one looked like it had some rust on it which may have caused the issue.
You know, it's funny. Surge protectors we usually pay a premium as compared to a regular power strip. All that's different, at least in mine, is just a few fuses that look like oversized ceramic disk capacitors that we all know. Those fuses are pretty cheap and the markup is kind of ridiculous for what it is.
Anyways, I learned something new and did something about it.
BuddytheReow
Today I fixed a power strip/surge protector. This one is very old and I took it from my parents before I moved out years ago. I noticed about a week ago that my pedalchain and amp weren't turning on. Turns out that certain plugs weren't working. At first I thought "crap. Now I need a new one". But then it dawned on me...I can try to fix it! Now, AC and DC behave very differently as we all know. AC is what powers our homes. If only certain plugs work and some don't that either means there's a faulty part (possible considering this is 20+ years old), or there is a break in the chain. Opening it up it really didn't seem that bad. My outlet tester confirmed that there was an open neutral connection from the 1st to the 2nd outlets. It turns out the neutral wire wasn't making the proper connection. I had some spare romex and snipped off a few inches. The old one looked like it had some rust on it which may have caused the issue.
You know, it's funny. Surge protectors we usually pay a premium as compared to a regular power strip. All that's different, at least in mine, is just a few fuses that look like oversized ceramic disk capacitors that we all know. Those fuses are pretty cheap and the markup is kind of ridiculous for what it is.
Anyways, I learned something new and did something about it.
BuddytheReow
