Three wire power cords insure that the fuse is always in the hot lead and that the chassis is at ground potential.
73, Bob AD3K -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Shorney Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Drakelist] Test equipment and getting started On Tue, 1 Feb 2011 19:32:17 -0500 (EST), [email protected] wrote: >I see no need for either one. All my vintage equipment now has 3 prong >power cords. I put them on as soon as I get one. >What am I missng??? Not much, unless you are using your radio in the shower. In theory, it could protect you if there is some sort of fault in the neutral conductor. On another note, there is a school of though that says that three wire cords are not desirable for radio systems. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
