In the first days of hardware wavetable synth i had a Gravis Ultrasound Classic. One day the faulty power cable of the amp connected to the line out short circuited to the amp ground. The amp itself was not connected to ground, so the high voltage spike made its path through the GUS line out connection. The woofers cones bumped in and out for about 3 seconds, until i reached the general power switch. When i open the computer, the region of the soundcard surrounding the plug was black of smoke. Further investigation revealed that the ground metallic track connecting the plug was completely evaporated, leaving a gap 1 cm long. I just soldered a short bridge cable and - voilà - the GUS was back to work.
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In the first days of hardware wavetable synth i had a Gravis Ultrasound Classic.
One day the faulty power cable of the amp connected to the line out short circuited to the amp ground. The amp itself was not connected to ground, so the high voltage spike made its path through the GUS line out connection. The woofers cones bumped in and out for about 3 seconds, until i reached the general power switch.
When i open the computer, the region of the soundcard surrounding the plug was black of smoke. Further investigation revealed that the ground metallic track connecting the plug was completely evaporated, leaving a gap 1 cm long.
I just soldered a short bridge cable and - voilà - the GUS was back to work.
Long live to the GUS!