To my understanding, the ground wire is just an alternate path to
neutral, to prevent the chassis fro becoming electrified.
If the chassis is electrically isolated, you should be able to tie the
ground wire to it with no ill effects, and should a problem occur
making the hot line connect to the chassis, it will trip the breaker.
DISCLAIMER: I am not an EE or an electrician. So, take what I say as
exactly what it is: my understanding.
On Dec 29, 2008, at 4:43 PM, Bill Cardell wrote:
I've been getting back into vintage tube stereo stuff, just finished
(I think) restoring my second Fisher 500B. First one was bought new
by my Dad in 1962-3. Question is: Is it really as simple as hooking
up neutral and power the way they were and adding ground wire to
chassis if I want to convert to three prong plug? Or will that make
the smoke leak?
Bill Cardell
TurboDog's Dad
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