This is the craziest thing I've ever experienced . For the past several weeks whenever I turn my JVC ax-404 integrated amp on I experience a small static charge on my finger tips . You can even see the static electricity , especially when I adjust the volume . To be honest this is kind of nerve wrecking to experience this static shock every time you adjust the volume or even touch the amp . I don't experience this with non of the other amps but this one . The amp is laid out on a glass top low lying end table along with a turntable and CD player . There's no carpet in the room , this is silly strange . I'm going to open the thing up tomorrow and see if there's a ground or something amiss . Non of my other amps produce this static shock but this one . Anyone care to provide feedback on what you think could be causing this . Comments appreciated .
I experience static shock every time I play my JVC amp ?
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Time to break out the humidifier..
Does it happen if you stand there and touch it again without moving say a second or two apart
Glass makes a wonderful insulator and if it is dry there lately that could explain it
Ground yourself by touching something else or someone else which is more fun and see if it is just rub a balloon in your hair run of the mill static
I wouldnt open it up just yet
Glass makes a wonderful insulator and if it is dry there lately that could explain it
Ground yourself by touching something else or someone else which is more fun and see if it is just rub a balloon in your hair run of the mill static
I wouldnt open it up just yet
The charge isn't a consistent thing . It will happen once but if I come back a few minutes later it will happen again . It's like the charge has to build up again . Do you think that isolating the amp from the glass surface with a piece of plywood underneath will help ?
If its dry in your home, thats probably the real reason. its probably not the amp building up static, but you are as you move around. I have problems like that here, and its for the same reason. Another couple of weeks I'll be getting lit up when I move unless I get the humidifier going in here.
WaynerN
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Old amps do not have polarized plugs, so you may have the plug inserted into the outlet, with the fuse now being on the neutral side and the chassis being on the hot side. If you rub your finger across any metal surface, do you feel "eddy" currents? The cure may simply be reversing the plug going into the outlet.
Wayner
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Today is a lot warmer than yesterday here in central Louisiana . The amp didn't give off any static shock at all . The problem was definitely due to lack of humidity and listening in a cold room . Lesson learned , vintage amps and cold rooms produce static electricity . At least this one does . Thanks for the input .
