[Amps] Question about safety ground connection

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Folks... I don't wish to contribute to this discussion technically... but 
rather offer some observations:

I find this discussion thread very troubling... in that:

1.  One assumes a certain level of competence when dealing with high power 
amplifiers and high-voltage AC circuits.  It is always difficult to assess 
the skills of the people asking the questions here... and I would never want 
to offer advice to someone... towards developing that first level of 
competence in AC circuits.  If you don't know how to connect the power cord 
to your amplifier... you really have no business removing the cover. 
Swallow hard and take it to a proven professional... and move on to 
something that is SAFE!

2.  Can you imagine the liability associated with giving advice to some poor 
guy that follows the posts here and electrocutes himself?  For god sakes 
just give him the NEC references and move on.  What he does with it is his 
business.

Sincerely,

Dr. William J. Schmidt, II  K9HZ
Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC

Email: bill at wjschmidt.com
WebPage: www.wjschmidt.com

"It's not what you take with you... but what you leave behind that counts. 
Live each day as if it were your last."


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at verizon.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection


> Mike,
>
> Although it's not mandatory, it a real good thing to do. When I worked as 
> an industrial electrician, a lot of times we had to work on live circuits 
> as the main just could not be shut off over shutting the plant down, or a 
> whole operation. I burnt up a few pairs of dikes over someone using a 
> white as a hot, then I cut into them. Also, it would be easy for someone 
> to be leaning against a grounded enclosure, and tip a white wire that's 
> hot, thinking it's a neutral thus getting electrocuted. Really dangerous! 
> I always carried a wiggy and checked the wires, but somethimes I have 
> forgot too.
>
> Best,
>
> Will
>
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>
> On 11/15/05 at 9:02 PM Mike McCarthy, W1NR wrote:
>
>>And many electricians will mark those "hot" white wires with a couple of
>>black stripes with a magic marker.
>>
>>Mike, W1NR
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
>>Behalf Of Gudguyham at aol.com
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:25 PM
>>To: craxd1 at verizon.net; amps at contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [Amps] Question about safety ground connection
>>
>>
>>In a message dated 11/15/2005 1:20:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>craxd1 at verizon.net writes:
>>
>>I always  want to know a neutral isn't hot unless it's going to a switch
>>leg
>>which I  think is the only NEC exception to the  rule.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Will
>>
>>
>>
>>If a "white" wire is hot, it is not a neutral.  So a neutral is never  hot
>>unless there is a fault.
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