>
>Thanks to those of you who helped me discover the "3-pole, 4-wire" 240 VAC
>outlet. This is exactly what I was looking for and it is intended for those
>applications where a separate ground and neutral are required.
The US standard is 120v-0v-120v.
>I again
>went with a twist-lock connector, this time an isolated ground type from
>Leviton. I just got back from making my electrical materials purchase.
>It's amazing what happens to the cost per foot of electrical cable when you
>jump from #10 to #8 AWG.
>
>I suspect that the wiring information contained in the 77Dx/Sx manual dates
>back to a time when it was considered "acceptable" to allow the neutral to
>function as the equipment ground. It doesn't matter that the neutral and
>ground are tied together at the load center; it can very dangerous to rely
>on a current carrying neutral to function as a ground.
It is potentially dangerous not to connect the cabinet of U. S. built
amplifiers to the Neutral wire. This is true for 120v as well 240v
operation.
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- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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