Worried about hum from near electric generator

antony · 17th June 2008, 12:31 AM

I found a building which is perfect to build my studio but there is a small electricity board power supply about 20 meters away. As there is no electrics wired in the building yet I can't take a mobile rig to test for any hum etc. Will I get problems and if so is there a cure.

Kyle S · 17th June 2008, 12:35 AM

you mean a substation?

antony · 17th June 2008, 12:46 AM

yea but a small one.

ignatius · 17th June 2008, 12:56 AM

i'd be more worried about getting cancer than hum. those substations always freak me out. i could never live near one or under those hi tension power lines. sometime in life i developed the impression that they emit death.

back to reality.. is it a free standing building or part of larger complex? are there any other buildings around there? maybe you could explain your situation and see if a neighbor will let you run a simple test?

antony · 17th June 2008, 01:04 AM

yea I know what you mean, basically there arn't any buildings that near and its not like a tall pilon its like one of those small power boxes about 5 foot tall and 3 feet wide. its fenced of about 10 meters each side and the building for the studio is about 20 meters away. make any sense

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17th June 2008, 12:31 AM	#1
antony Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 14	Worried about hum from near electric generator I found a building which is perfect to build my studio but there is a small electricity board power supply about 20 meters away. As there is no electrics wired in the building yet I can't take a mobile rig to test for any hum etc. Will I get problems and if so is there a cure.

17th June 2008, 12:56 AM	#4
ignatius Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,014	i'd be more worried about getting cancer than hum. those substations always freak me out. i could never live near one or under those hi tension power lines. sometime in life i developed the impression that they emit death. back to reality.. is it a free standing building or part of larger complex? are there any other buildings around there? maybe you could explain your situation and see if a neighbor will let you run a simple test? __________________ http://www.ignatiusmusic.com

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17th June 2008, 12:35 AM	#2
Kyle S Gear addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tusc/Bham AL Posts: 473	you mean a substation?

17th June 2008, 12:46 AM	#3
antony Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 14	yea but a small one.

17th June 2008, 01:04 AM	#5
antony Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 14	yea I know what you mean, basically there arn't any buildings that near and its not like a tall pilon its like one of those small power boxes about 5 foot tall and 3 feet wide. its fenced of about 10 meters each side and the building for the studio is about 20 meters away. make any sense