While we are at it, BOLO for this bad audio hack which can be fatal to equipment:
Recently working at an outdoor multistage
venue staffed by many years of volunteers, I encountered a dual
banana plug to male XLR3 cable. Hmm ... why? It was explained that since there was a shortage of
speaker cable sometimes, this allowed using extra mic cables to
power speakers. Very logical, very bad. The cable and it’s sisters are no more. Same
venue had lengths of 12/2 jacketed cable with 3
conductor Edison plugs and receptacles being used for outdoor
power distribution. Yikes!
Venue declined to commit to a
safety program, so I’m not working there any more.