[Jukebox-list] "Grounding" ?
John Robertson
pinball at telus.net
Sun Jan 6 13:33:24 PST 2008
Jjmscf at aol.com wrote:
> For those that don't ground the internals of the juke what do you do with the
> ground wire since the only replacement cords that come in the same gauge as
> the originals are 3 wire with a grounding plug?
>
> And a lot of them are bad.I've got several selection recievers lying around
> with bad cords on them where the rubber has dried and cracked.Those are 2 wire
> also with the heavy gauge round line cords which are only available in 3 wire
> with ground plug nowadays.
>
> J.C.
>
>
Best thing is to secure the ground wire (green in North America) solidly
to the chassis. You do not want to leave it disconnected and provide the
false impression of a grounded unit.
If you want the original style wire, look for "18/2 Cab-Tire" cord (18
gauge two conductor).
John :-#)#
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