[CAUT] Dampp-Chaser component issues

[Douglas Wood]

Cut the wire short (6-12" from the bottom of the piano) and install a  
Super-plug (OEM from Dampp-Chaser, if anyone asks). Then get a heavy- 
duty casing extension cord for it. The "O" in the cord style is a  
good indicator. These are often used for floor sanders. Doesn't need  
to be heavy-gauge, or even grounded, though both are ok.

Then replace the extension cord as necessary.

Doug


On Nov 5, 2008, at 1:09 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:

> We have come up against two problems with the components of our  
> Dampp-Chaser systems.
>
> One is damage to the power cords by stage dollies when the piano is  
> mounted on one and gets moved around at all.  The problem is that  
> the ac power cords get run over by the dollies. Over time, the  
> insulation of the cords become worn enough that the copper wire  
> itself becomes exposed or, worse yet, the cords become severed. Our  
> school’s safety policy prohibits taping of exposed wire or splicing  
> and taping a severed cord, and it doesn’t look like there is a  
> consumer-feasible way to replace the cord, requiring replacement of  
> the humidistat (which is lots of $$$, considering it is really a  
> cord-related problem).
>
> Does anyone know of something in which the power cords can be  
> encased, so as to leave them flexible, yet make them more  
> impervious to the effects of being run over by the wheels of the  
> stage dollies?  Or is there a way to replace the power cord without  
> “compromising” the housing of the humidistat?
>
> The other problem is what to do when the rivet that holds the low- 
> water warning light probe in place gives up the ghost and no longer  
> does it's job.  Has anyone else out there run into this and  
> developed a reliable fix?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Eder
>
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Doug Wood
School of Music
University of Washington

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