leigh
Well-known member
I searched for this but don't know what they're called.... it was practice for a time to build gear with small caps (like 0.01 uF) running from the power lines to ground. I assume this is to shunt RF that might have gotten on the lines? But in instructions I've read for adding a grounded power cord to old, ungrounded gear, it says to remove these caps.
True or false - this should universally be done?
I'd only seen this on gear with 2 prong, ungrounded cords before, but today I saw it on a solid state Altec mixer, which came stock with a grounded plug. In this case, there were small caps running from both hot and cold leads (blk/white) to ground.
Thanks,
Leigh
True or false - this should universally be done?
I'd only seen this on gear with 2 prong, ungrounded cords before, but today I saw it on a solid state Altec mixer, which came stock with a grounded plug. In this case, there were small caps running from both hot and cold leads (blk/white) to ground.
Thanks,
Leigh