new (old) amp day

[MUYFUE]

Dang the amp in that video is FUBAR!

 

[dbw]

Okay I finally replaced the power cord in this.  The new cord is made from a 16-gauge grounded outdoor extension cord and it's a lot more impressive than the old cord:

The death cap is out:

 

[MUYFUE]

Ok, I'll just ask...cause I don't know...
What is this Death Cap?

 

[Superlizard]

Ok, I'll just ask...cause I don't know...
What is this Death Cap?

Quite simply, the Cap of Death.   :icon_biggrin:

It's a cap in many of the old Fender circuits tied to the polarity switch (before they had earthed
power cords) which, should it fail, has the potential to use *you* as ground while you touch the strings.  

.047uF 600V is the common value found (as shown in his pic).

 

[MUYFUE]

Dang...Death Cap indeed  :sad1:

So. Yay for grounds! Of course I've always seen lamps and such with two pronged cables. Coming from the modern era, I assumed that for the more powerful devices always had the grounded plugs.