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| 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... | |
| Is the Maestro AC outlet basically a cryo'd Cooper BR20 found at Lowes for $3.47? gbmcleod,Would you be interested in preforming another outlet test?I will buy the P&S 20 amp duplex receptacle as shown in the Lowes link below. I will burn in the receptacle for at least 100 hours. I will then send you the duplex receptacle f... | |
| Class D Audio Brand does not honor warranty---AVOID!! jonasandezekiel,By chance did you read this thread? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/intermittent-electrical-noise-in-systemIt would be nice if you could take the amp completely from your home to someone else's house and see if the amp has t... | |
| Cheater plug safety jetter said:kijanki, or anyone who cares to answer, does older equipment such as a Dynaco ST70 that has its original 2 prong plug have a greater shock potential?Probably more so if the amp’s old AC wiring and power transformer are original. What a... | |
| Cheater plug safety Lifting a ground connection is not in itself unsafe (many amps like the Parasound have ground lift switches).Are you sure it lifts the safety equipment ground from the chassis? Or does the ground lift switch lift the signal ground from the chassis... | |
| Potential Tax Liability Al (almarg),Thanks, I did read it wrong."AND"...... Capital letters too, and I still missed it.PayPal is required to report gross payments received for sellers who receive over $20,000 in gross payment volume AND over 200 separate payments in a ca... |