[HAM] 2 prong to 3 prong (grounded) power cord

[goffmac747 at aol.com]

  Years ago I installed a male three prong chassis mount receptacle down where the factory two prong was on my then brand new B3, and use a good quality orange outdoor heavy duty extension cord for my AC cord. Never had any problems with it.
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: dahoelscher at charter.net
 To: ted at speakeasyvintagemusic.com; hammond at zeni.net
 Sent: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 2:13 AM
 Subject: Re: [HAM] 2 prong to 3 prong (grounded) power cord
 
  I dunno...with the recent price increases in wire and components, a 
funeral might be plausible financial option.

- Drew


Ted Thompson wrote:
> This makes no sense.  If it were grounded you never would have been 
> bit, that's the whole point of the safety ground.
>
> Obviously, if you are adding a ground you want to be sure there is no 
> pre-existing problem that will cause something to short and burn out 
> once the ground is in place.  But the threat of some future failure 
> due to a safety ground being present is no reason not to put one in 
> place.
>
> A new power transformer is pretty cheap when weighed against the cost 
> of a funeral.
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ted Thompson
> General Manager - Speakeasy Vintage Music


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