John Walker
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- Joined
- Apr 23, 2003
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- 32
None of my equipment is grounded; they all have just the two prong plugs. I've often thought (both this equipment and previous stuff) that it should be grounded. (I notice pretty decent static discharges when I touch the body of the receiver etc.)
I've read about "floating" grounds on IC's and I understand that is reference ground not chassis ground, but shouldn't this stuff be chassis grounded? Or should I just rely on the cable TV companies coax (foil) shield to ground all my A/V equipment (yikes!). I could add a wire from a chassis screw on the back of the receiver body to the AC ground etc (who knows there may even be a ground screw).
PS I've been reading on surge suppressors etc and the good ones make a point of monitoring line-to-ground, neutral-to-ground, and line-to-neutral. Does this still work if the suppressor is plugged into a grounded outlet but none of the appliances have three prong plugs?
Thanks in advance
John
I've read about "floating" grounds on IC's and I understand that is reference ground not chassis ground, but shouldn't this stuff be chassis grounded? Or should I just rely on the cable TV companies coax (foil) shield to ground all my A/V equipment (yikes!). I could add a wire from a chassis screw on the back of the receiver body to the AC ground etc (who knows there may even be a ground screw).
PS I've been reading on surge suppressors etc and the good ones make a point of monitoring line-to-ground, neutral-to-ground, and line-to-neutral. Does this still work if the suppressor is plugged into a grounded outlet but none of the appliances have three prong plugs?
Thanks in advance
John