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Musician questions

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Hi there, 2 questions using my Seaward Apollo 500:

1- my radio connection between guitar and amplifier has a separate PSU, so is class 3? Should I simply PAT this as class 2?

2- my bass combo amp is a pretty new Ashdown Studio 15 which does not have any class marking (apart from RoHS CE) so has to be class 1? But this device fails earth continuity and I don't believe it is manufactured to earth the exposed metal parts. Can I ignore this test? If so, for what reason?

Thank you.

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    From a testers point of view I would be considering the risks

    • Equipment purchased, maintained and tested in-house by a theatre technician or by the owner and user is going to be low risk and unlikely to have had inappropriate modifications.
    • Equipment that is hired out, but returned to the hire company if faulty for repairs is generally medium risk, however there is the possibility that it may be interfered with whilst out on site and/or abused.
    • As a tester any equipment that is just being tested for an individual or company is high risk as you have no idea of what has been done to it in the way of repairs or modifications, unless there’s an adequate paper trail.
    • Secondhand equipment, particularly any bought through an internet selling site has to be very high risk if it comes without a paper trail.

     

    I would put the equipment owned by @RichMcGill in the first category low risk, anything off an internet selling site I would probably want to check far more throughly. 

    Once there is a register with all the correct information in place retesting should be a doddle.

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    From a testers point of view I would be considering the risks

    • Equipment purchased, maintained and tested in-house by a theatre technician or by the owner and user is going to be low risk and unlikely to have had inappropriate modifications.
    • Equipment that is hired out, but returned to the hire company if faulty for repairs is generally medium risk, however there is the possibility that it may be interfered with whilst out on site and/or abused.
    • As a tester any equipment that is just being tested for an individual or company is high risk as you have no idea of what has been done to it in the way of repairs or modifications, unless there’s an adequate paper trail.
    • Secondhand equipment, particularly any bought through an internet selling site has to be very high risk if it comes without a paper trail.

     

    I would put the equipment owned by @RichMcGill in the first category low risk, anything off an internet selling site I would probably want to check far more throughly. 

    Once there is a register with all the correct information in place retesting should be a doddle.

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