adam79 said:
capnjuan said:
Hi Adam; no, that won't do it.
DOH! So much for the easy way out.. What about the people who bought the amp in the 60s and had to use the two prong cable?
Truth is my friend that many of them and many homeowners too got shocked; some lived to tell about it, others ... As far as amps go, it was standard practice 'back in the day' to put in a capacitor from one or the other in-bound power legs to ground mostly to shunt unwanted squeal, noise, gungy stuff coming down the power hose to ground a/k/a the chassis.
Fine ... except that consistent with standard US mfrg practices of the time, it was the cheapest part they could put in and still get a UL label. Over time and being subject to normal, and occasionally abnormal, stress, those capacitors age and the older they get, the less reliable they become ... not unlike your Uncle Elmer's late 40s Army surplus Jeep that he swears one day he'll rebuild ...... but doesn't ever get around to it. So it is with these amps; were they're torn down and rehabbed, the first two things are the cord and that stinkin' cap. It isn't called a 'death cap' just to be gothic. :wink: