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A triac is use to switch mains on when a low voltage signal is applied to it, so I don't think that's anything to do with the issue you're experiencing. Have you tried connecting the 'send' and 'return' sockets together with a spare lead? That's often an area that fails.

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1429186873' post='2748905'] With a so called accoustic act that dubs his work as a "Journey chronicling his depression over the last few years" [/quote] You just can't beat a good old knees up. [quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1429186873' post='2748905'] What's your thoughts on multi genred nights and loaning out gear? [/quote] I've only played one multi genre night in 35 years, and it was truly awful. Little or no cooperation between the acts, a disinterested audience most of the time for all the acts and a complete lack of theme. As for sharing kit, that's a topic that has cropped up here before. I just won't do it. My gear earns me money and I'm going to go hungry if it gets damaged. I 'know' my gear inside out and I'm there to play, not fiddle about trying to tweak an unfamiliar house rig to get a half decent sound out of it. That stance doesn't always go down well, but hey, these little disappointments in life help people appreciate the good times better.

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1429139069' post='2748535'] Maybe I've just got old and curmudgeonly? [/quote] I've been going to folk festivals as either a performer or spectator since my late teens and have never been tempted by Glastonbury or any of the other 'big' festivals. Curmudgeonism isn't related to age.

Nothing to do with BC. The site is registered to Merchant City Music who are based in Glasgow. Looking at the site, it uses one of those nasty and invasive Facebook plugins so they're perhaps harvesting data from that.

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1429042235' post='2747363'] Update! They have come up with the money for a PA! Saying that, it's from the lad we always use and we get a ridiculously cheap rate for an excellent rig from him. It would have enlightened them more if they'd paid full whack though! Still, a good result I suppose... I think... [/quote] That's better, provided you aren't paying towards it. Got to say that, as much as I like playing festivals, for £200 I'd expect not to have to worry about anything and have a few lads provided to do the lugging about for me.

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1429002161' post='2746784'] For some reason, he expects every band to bring their own PA that day? A different planet comes to mind... [/quote] Hmmm. These sort of events are often sponsored by businesses and local grants. I wonder if they got specific sponsorship for a PA... One things for certain though, if each band is bringing its own PA then the audience is going to get very peeved and an 'after gig party' is going to be a miserable affair.

I hope not... http://www.cartec-audio.com

I've never been comfortable with compliments but I get at least one per gig. Over the years I've got used to just smiling and saying thankyou. Bass players are odd buggers though. Some of them bound up and want to talk about gear or how I get 'that sound' whilst others just glare at me all night.

So if they're expecting you to provide the PA, they're also expecting you to be there all day running said PA, all night for the after festival party AND play a gig slot all for £200... ...sod that.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1428783611' post='2744559'] I'm pretty sure you can still get 7A plug fuses, if your really bothered. [/quote] You can, but they're not a popular value so you'll struggle to find them in the DIY type stores.

I didn't think you could on this version of the forum software. You can on the new version... I tested it.

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1428670459' post='2743621'] Just a thought, will that do any harm to the Eden's internal amp (running it without a load)? [/quote] No, it's a hybrid (tube preamp, solid state power amp).

The current (mA) rating of the power supply is the maximum current that can be drawn from it. Your TC Nova pedal will only draw the current it requires (380mA of the 500mA available). It'll be fine provided you choose the right voltage and polarity.

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1428503508' post='2741903'] You're talking about that Japanese fellow again aren't you.... [/quote]

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1428498403' post='2741824'] Me nether, whenever people publish lists of names of 'bass greats' I rarely recognize any of them. [/quote] +1 And on the odd occasion I've gone off to YouTube to have a listen to them, I struggle to see what all the fuss is about.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428501144' post='2741854'] Is that what the renowned 'Latin Fire' is all about..? [/quote] Ole!

Thomann give a three year warranty, so I guess that's the standard European warranty issued by MarkBass. If the retailer won't budge then go to the UK distributor direct and get them to educate their retailer. MSL Professional Wyvols Court Business Centre, Swallowfield Reading Berkshire RG7 1WY 0207 118 0133 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1428498213' post='2741821'] That's probably reasonable if a 13A fuse blows before the tripping of a 16A circuit breaker. I'm not that much of an expert, but from what I see published as performance figures, it would seem that a modern CB would trip much faster than a fuse. Depending on the overload, a fuse can hold up for up to an hour before melting. Under those same conditions, a CB would last only a few minutes. For outright short-circuits, too, the CB wins each time.Fuses are a rather clumsy method, after all (which is why CB's were developed and adopted for domestic protection...). I'd be more convinced if there was a CB in the plug, rather than a fuse, but that would be too expensive, I suppose. Still, as long as Albion has its citizens protection at heart, all is well. [/quote] Unfortunately, that's often what happens when you mix old and new technologies. Fuses are crude and comparatively erratic (any impurities in the fusible link, and even ambient temperature, can make a difference). Compared to other countries we may be a bit 'belt and braces' but, having seen Spanish wiring burst into flames, I'm certainly OK with that.

If you're going to do it properly then it's a lifelong exercise. I've been playing for just over 35 years and have had to have serious words with myself on several occasions for resting on my laurels when I should have been continuing that journey. Two years is too short a time to start judging yourself - ask the question again in 2018.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1428495356' post='2741763'] French (nor other countries...) electrical leads don't have fuses in them. The apparatus is protected by its own fuse, the building wiring is protected by the circuit breaker in the distribution box (normally 16A, plus a differential, of course...). I don't see what a seperate fuse in the plug is useful for, really. Just sayin'. [/quote] It provides discrimination. It's more convenient to blow a plug fuse rather than trip the entire ring main supplying it.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1428494028' post='2741746'] I thought it was a 10A load? And the plug fuse is to protect the lead - the internal amp fuses are to protect the amp. Or something. [/quote] Some of them handle 10A, some only handle 5A - bit of a bodged solution IMO. The only 13A IEC lead I own is for a wallpaper steamer, so their use in our industry is pretty sparse.

True kettle leads have a cable rated to handle a 13A load and can therefore be used with a 13A fuse. The leads we generally get with amps are rated to handle a 6A load. Sticking 13A fuses in them is not a great idea.