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My mixer is shocking me!

Hey everyone,

This may sound strange, but my mixer sometimes actually gives me electrical shocks when I touch it. I have a Numark DXM06, which is about 3 months old now, and I've never had this happen in the first 2 months I've owned it.

Is anyone else experiencing this or know what causes it. And does someone know what to do to make it stop?

Thanks

~Inny

wear rubber gloves

That's awesome

plus you can carve out a niche in the saturated market with the rubber gloves gimmick.

You can take a name like "DJ E-lektrick" or "Shockmaster Funk"


haha

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Originally posted by nefardec That's awesome plus you can carve out a niche in the saturated market with the rubber gloves gimmick. You can take a name like "DJ E-lektrick" or "Shockmaster Funk" haha

hahahahaha

Seriously though, are we talking like a serious shock? Or just a normal it's winter the air is dry and i was walking on carpet and touched something metal shock? Does the sound change at all when it happens?

Nah, the shocks aren't really serious, it's the same kind if shock you describe integrar0064. Electrostatic discharge or something that's called right?
It has no effect on the sound, but I don't know wether it hurts the mixer or not...

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Originally posted by Inny Nah, the shocks aren't really serious, it's the same kind if shock you describe integrar0064. Electrostatic discharge or something that's called right? It has no effect on the sound, but I don't know wether it hurts the mixer or not...

No. It doesn't hurt the mixer. Happens to my gear every year when it's really cold outside.

stop rubbing your fucking sox on the carpet

That's comforting to hear. It's probably only got to do with the fact that winter just started here a bit. Although the winter was really lousy here this year, temperature never dropped below 5 degrees celcius here...

Yay for global warming :P

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Originally posted by Inny That's comforting to hear. It's probably only got to do with the fact that winter just started here a bit. Although the winter was really lousy here this year, temperature never dropped below 5 degrees celcius here... Yay for global warming :P

If you ever wanted to know why some equipment offer 3 prong plugs, it's to prevent static charges destroying equipment.

Used to happen a lot on my DJM3000. Hasn't done it for a while now. Still have no idea what caused it.

Is it something that happens only the first time you touch the mixer, or does it reoccur frequently? A one-time thing could be explained by ESD, but if it reoccurs frequently (eg. you're standing in the same place and get shocked every so often), it's probably not a good sign.

I had a problem with my mixer where touching the metal case at all would give a constant shock kind of feeling. It was a weird burning feeling, I didn't exactly keep trying it out tho. Turned out it was because I had a dodgy USB plugged into the external soundcard connected to the mixer.

use static sheets when drying your clothes

God's way of telling you to stop playing

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Originally posted by Jeremy H God's way of telling you to stop playing

God's a bitch :P

AnomalyConcept, it happens about 2 or three times per hour. Not neccesarily when I first touch it, also mid set.

I get the same, but I get shocked in my ear by my headphones. Its cause of my carpet + socks...its really bad in this house. kinda hurt the first few times, but Im kinda used to it by now.

If you live in a place where it's too cold and the weather is dry, you're experiencing Electo-Static Discharge (ESD). You can get a ESD mat and your problem should go away.

Here's a site you can get info :

http://www.all-spec.com/start/esd_m...CFRNGGAodqEiYmg

sit in the bathtub with it..

All jokes aside, is the wiring in your house good? Shocking is usually a result of bad ground..my ground in the house was bad, and i would always get shocked.. you can buy a plug in for your electrical outlets that will tell you if you have a bad ground or wiring.. try pluggin it in elsewhere and see if the same thing happens.

Jay

most mixers have attachments for grounding wires in the back....try grounding. but i've seen this mostly when my setup is on carpet...

dont worry dude it happened to me a fair lot of times!

at the time i was wearing socks im sure! and it was like a burning sensation.

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Originally posted by mzvirbulis dont worry dude it happened to me a fair lot of times! at the time i was wearing socks im sure! and it was like a burning sensation.

Almost sounds like your describing gonorrhea...

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I can tell you the experience was shooooooocking...omg...I'm still shaking

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Originally posted by BOOsTER oh guys, I've just been to the Inny in the Mix show!!!! I can tell you the experience was shooooooocking...omg...I'm still shaking

I think I could get used to such reviews

@ DJ Z: My mixer only has grounding wire attachments for turntables. And my setup is not on a carpet, but on cork (sp?) I am wearing wool socks though cause my room is quite cold :P

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@ DJ Z: My mixer only has grounding wire attachments for turntables. And my setup is not on a carpet, but on cork (sp?) I am wearing wool socks though cause my room is quite cold :P

yeah try taping some steel wool to the bootm of your socks/shoes...ususally does the trick



























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