Not sure a new PSU's gonna do me any good, but maybe it wouldn't hurt
to give it a whirl:
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Thor,
You must some serious carpet in your place! I would start off by
checking the power supply of the unit I believe that the problem could
be coming from there. I would suggest buying a new one to see if it
works otherwise the cost of repair will exceed the cost of the mixer.
Thanks Robert Strachan aka Dj jungle boy
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On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Thor Teague wrote:
> MEK, yeah looks that way! :) It was bright when this happened... I
> think if it was dark it would have been almost as bright as a camera
> flash. (No bad little kids doing bad little things though).
>
> Kent, I tested everything, albeit less than maniacally. Let's assume
> yes right now. I could literally pull it out and check every
> connection, but I consider it 95%+ certain that the problem is the
> mixer.
>
> Maybe the building isn't grounded properly. I live in a super old
> building, probably earlier 20th century build, like first quarter ish.
> Just a guess, though, I have nothing to back that up.
>
>
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> Kent wrote:
> That's messed up. First off, is the mixer the problem? I.e. can you
> run an IPod, CD Player, etc into your amp and hear sound? Do your
> turntables still produce sound (maybe hard to do without a phono
> preamp or mixer, but worth checking).
>
> If so, the mixer is kinda shot. You can try getting it replaced under
> warranty from Stanton. It's weird that you could build up enough
> static charge to fry it -- for one thing the chassis is grounded, so
> any electrical charge should have gone straight to ground. For
> another, all static-sensitive components (and there really shouldn't
> be many) should not be vulnernerable because the path of least
> resistance is through chassis ground.
>
