[Amps] Re Direct rectification of AC mains to derive the amp, VDD, supply

[peter chadwick]

>So if I built my next amplifier that is directly rectified by the mains, it 
 will cause a train wreck?<

If you ground the neutral to an external ground and get a ruptured neutral on your feed, who knows? We nearly had a small shopping mall catch fire when the 3 phase feed lost its neutral because of a backhoe driver 'skinning' the aluminium sheath (which was the neutral) on the feed cable!

73

Peter G3RZP