Converting a light bulb socket into a grounded outlet?

[pdadda]

Well, I went to the store and bought a light socket->light socket/2-prong adapter, a 2->3 prong adapter, some 14 gauge electrical wire, and an outlet tester. I hooked up the 2->3 prong adapter and strung a wire between the metal loop on it and a screw on the light fixture casing. I tested it with the tester and it showed up as properly grounded. Huzzah! We haven't tried plugging in all our gear yet, but I am more hopeful now. Thanks for all the advice.

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

Congradulations. Electric stuff isn't hard if you understand what and how it will kill you Not long ago I had to change a fried MAIN breaker with the electrical still hot. Had to buff the live buss bars with a Scotch pad. Stood on a rubber pad and wore gloves, and made sure I PAID ATTENTION to where my hands were and all came out fine. A little scary though.

Thats nothin compared to what frederic does though. From what he's told me, I've come to the conclusion, he's freakin crazy!
fitZ

 

[punkin]

Ah yes, the good ole neutral "misnomer". Did you question "neutral current" too? This one still baffles me to an extent, at least how AC current "supposedly" changes polarity 60 times a second DON"T GO THERE STEVE!! It won't do anygood. Old farts on batterys can't change thier "polarity". Ha!
fitZ

It's the ground current that scares me! I once came upon a location where two small out buildings were bonded togerher at the base of a large commercial sized propane tank. Turned out we were being Delta fed to a transformer where the ground had corroded just below the soil surface. We measured about 15 amps on ground leg of one of the buildings.

OK...that was a little off the subject...sorry.

 

[pdadda]

OK, as I could have expected, the place is pretty freaking loud (10x20 room). Would blankets on the walls help at all? I ask because we have those, whereas I don't have any rigid fiberglass.

 

[knightfly]

It's the BIG knob on the RIGHT - smaller numbers are quieter... :=)

JK, I know how hard it is to practice with live drums in a small space; and no, blankets won't do much. Towels over all drums and cymbals and a pillow BETWEEN the kick pedal and the BD head, yes -

If you can find some old mattresses (not box springs) and put them diagonally across the room corners, this will help some; most storage areas are concrete block, not a lot of bass trapping there, and cymbals positively KILL at close quarters; mattresses will give pretty good broadband trapping so those would be the simplest approach.

Nothing you can easily carry will do much of anything, although blankets would take some of the highs down a peg or two... Steve

 

[RICK FITZPATRICK]

If you can find some old mattresses (not box springs) and put them diagonally across the room corners,

Steve, good grief. If I'd only known 40 years ago.

 

[knightfly]

"If I'd only known 40 years ago." -

Rick, you weren't supposed to be listening to that; now how'm I gonna finish bankrupting ya so I can "take pity" and get you to stay at my place and work fer dog biscuits and a tarp tent to sleep in? Damn.......

All seriousness aside, the man asked about blankets, so I naturally assumed he owned a bedding store; it's just a natural seque into mattresses... :=))

Mattresses will do quite a bit, but if you're into aesthetics at all (read - NOT practicing in a STORAGE facility and getting power from a light socket) then they probably won't be your first choice.

But for "shit-house CAMP" and fairly easy portability...

Downside - if you pay too little, I hope ya like the smell of old urine - not sure if FeBreze will fix that one or not... Steve