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| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles One option we are looking at is to pull out the metal boxes, put in a high quality plastic or fiberglass box and elimintate any ground to the box. I don’t think the electrician will find a plastic or fiber receptacle outlet rough-in box big enough... | |
| New dedicated line & outlets sound worse, not better- HELP! Our Hubbell Outlets are not GFCI - we do have a fast acting Circuit Breaker in place - works well. At the receptacle/s is there a difference of potential, voltage, from either Hot contact to the "U" shaped safety equipment ground contact of 60Vac?... | |
| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles Main issue is I do not want to create an electric hazard (pretty sure my electrician is very capable) and I do not want to create a bunch of ground loop issues!From the description of the wiring materials and wiring methods used in your posts ever... | |
| New dedicated line & outlets sound worse, not better- HELP! @ corepowertech, I don't see anything on your Web Site that says the output of your 60/120Vac balanced power system equipment is GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) protected. Question, is it GFCI protected?Is your power equipment Listed, saf... | |
| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles Yes, both ground wires from the outlet/metal box are attached to the ground bar in the sub panel.Glad to hear that. That’s the way it should be done. You would be surprised how many posted messages I have read over the years on audio forums where ... | |
| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles The first question is whether or not the Furutech outlets are actually ’isolated’ ground.No, the Furutech GTX-D G is not an Isolated ground type duplex receptacle.http://www.furutech.com/2013/02/02/1746/Second question is does it really matter if ... | |
| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles stickman451 said:I will contact Furutech distributor to confirm whether not the outlets are truly ’isolated’ ground and go from there. I assume Furutech receptacles are Listed by a recognized third party testing laboratory, such as UL. If the dupl... | |
| Grounding Metal Outlet Boxes and Isolated Ground Receptacles isolated ground screw on the Furutech.Please explain. I didn’t know Furutech made an isolated ground (IG) type receptacle.A true isolated grounding type receptacle has the metal supporting back strap of the receptacle insulated from the "U" shape... | |
| Cheater plug safety but it appears possible that the signal uses a floating ground and that the chassis and power supply ground are not bonded together.Eric,What power supply ground?Equipment today that have a 2 wire power cord and polarized plug, that use double ins... | |
| Cheater plug safety jetter said:In order to make my Dynaco st70 safe to use, I would need to have a three prong plug attached? Easy to have done, but just asking if that is the solution?Not sure if this is the schematic wiring diagram for your amp.http://diyaudiopro... | |
| Cheater plug safety cleeds said:The NEC is updated every three years and the source you previously cited is 14 years old. Sorry, but using a 15A device on a 20A circuit is not compliant with current code. I don’t doubt, however, that "it is done all the time."Yes, I ... | |
| Cheater plug safety Perhaps you should read the code that you referenced:" A single receptacle must have an ampere rating of not less than the overcurrent device protecting the branch circuit."You cannot use 15A devices on a 20A circuit and be compliant with NECCleed... | |
| Cheater plug safety Cleeds,This may help you understand why it is safe and does meet NEC.http://www.neca-neis.org/code-question-of-the-day/code-question/cqd-for-6-25-2002Jim | |
| Cheater plug safety cleeds said:You can install a 15 amp receptacle on a 20 amp circuit, but you shouldn't and it violates NEC. A 15A device isn't rated to carry the 20A of current that a 20A branch circuit can deliver.Cleeds,Sorry, you are wrong. It is NEC Code comp... | |
| Cheater plug safety audiolover,Hopefully the responses posted on this thread answered your questions in your original posted message.Just a guess you will continue to use the ground cheater on the sub amp because it eliminates the ground loop hum. You are not the fir... |