Anyone try the new Synergistic Research Orange UEF Duplex?

georgehifi6,923 posts

03-30-2020
3:08am

The Orange Duplex starts with a new floating ground

Highly dangerous and illegal if in Australia.
Can a US Electrical Engineer comment on the laws in the USA?

georgehifi

It’s just an IG (Isolated Ground) duplex receptacle

I believe,
The base duplex receptacle the Synergistic Research Orange UEF Duplex starts out with is a P&S IG5362.

Now keep in mind SR can not disassemble and then reassemble the duplex receptacle in anyway. Doing so will void its’ UL listing. It also is against the NEC. So SR has to preform its’ magic to the outlet without opening it up.

IG5362 Pass & Seymour
https://www.legrand.us/passandseymour/receptacles/fed-spec-grade/heavy-duty-isolated-ground/ig5362.a...

Jim.

georgehifi6,926 posts

04-01-2020
12:23am

I checked and their website said floating ground as tul32ley posted,

The Orange Duplex starts with a new floating ground

With a floating ground on all your audio equipment if something goes wrong, all the equipment chassis have the potential to go to full mains potential, DEADLY!!!!

@georgehifi

’They’ can say anything ’They’ want.. That doesn’t mean ’They’ know what ’They’ are talking about. It is obvious the guy that wrote up the ad hasn’t a clue about building electrical grounding systems.

I agree with you floating the equipment ground can be dangerous. Can the equipment ground of an IG (Isolated Ground) outlet be installed on a branch and leave the ground contact of the outlet floating above ground? YES.... Just don’t connect the equipment ground wire to the duplex receptacle IG ground terminal. Of course for around a couple of bucks the user could buy a ground cheater and accomplish the same thing on their existing duplex receptacle outlet.

I copied this from the SR website.

Global MSRP $285.00

Body: Thermoplastic Nylon
Outlet: 2 pole 3 wire grounding 15A 125V
Ground: Isolated Ground

https://www.synergisticresearch.com/accessories/power/uef-orange-duplex/

Retail price for the Pass & Seymour IG5362 outlet is around $10.00

Jim
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’They’ can say anything ’They’ want.. That doesn’t mean ’They’ know what ’They’ are talking about. It is obvious the guy that wrote up the ad hasn’t a clue about building electrical grounding systems.

georgehifi said:

That’s great isn’t it, the ones selling the product don’t know what the they’re talking about!

Is it that SR is ignorant or is it the gullible buying public? Somehow I don’t think SR is ignorant.....

Caveat Emptor

Jim