"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I'm familiar with musicians getting injured or killed during rain at
outdoor
venues, but my band will be playing a number of clubs beginning next
month,
and I'm wondering about the risks of incorrectly grounded circuits. These
are all indoor situations, by the way. Hypothetical example: Let's say I
use
a circuit tester and find that the guitarist's amp is plugged into a
correctly wired outlet, but the microphone mixer is not. There's no
connection from his guitar strings to anything electrical, but there
certainly is through the body of the microphone, and perhaps the stand
itself. Is he at risk only if there are other problems within our
equipment,
or at all times due to the wiring faults at the outlets?



I'm not sure about any risks to human life, but problems with wiring can
cause noises to show up through your speakers. You would especially hear
things when you have a situation that you describe above.