On 9/4/2011 6:52 AM, Johnny Siu wrote: > On page 19 of the KPA500 kit assembly instruction, there is a green ground > wire connecting between the AC Earth terminal and the case of the RF output > socket. It is my first time to see such a ground wire design. Is there any > specific reason for doing that?
This is a requirement of most electrical safety codes worldwide -- that is, the AC green wire MUST be bonded directly to the equipment enclosure. It is also good engineering practice. See the tutorial on Power and Grounding that is on my website. http://audiosystemsgroup.com/publish.htm 73, Jim Brown K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
