Re: Broken SoundMeister

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) says:

>Perhaps I've just been lucky, but I've done the same with several 
>sound boards in my Apple IIe's and IBM without zapping anything. I've
>always thought swapping cables in powered audio equipment was fairly
>safe (phono and RCA connectors) unlike computer connectors such as
>SCSI, serial, floppy, video, ADB, etc (actually many people claim
>it is safe to "hot-swap" ADB, video and serial devices, but I feel
>uneasy about that risky practice).

Yep, you ARE lucky Mitch!  Although you arent likely to get a crash, you 
can do some damage doin a hot swap on audio cables.
I have seen a speaker literally shoot its cone across the room from 
hooking up  a cable live.  There is always gonna be a hum during the 
insertion of a plug until the ground connection is made (the exception 
being these Hi-tech RCA phone jacks that make a ground first connection 
at $10 a pop.  Anyway...FWIW...I dont believe in hooking up ANYTHING 
live, no matter if its safe or not; its just not a good habit to get into!

Jim
Working on electronic equipment for 35 years

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