Got a new (to me) older audio stack. Not used to some of the earlier electronics conventions.
The system has two pronged cords, and has external grounding. How much danger am I looking at here? I’m not 100% certain how to use it properly.
Got a new (to me) older audio stack. Not used to some of the earlier electronics conventions.
The system has two pronged cords, and has external grounding. How much danger am I looking at here? I’m not 100% certain how to use it properly.
They don’t have a power ground to prevent hums. There might be a marginal risk if something comes loose in the amp, but your modern electrical cabinet would have a differential switch to save you in that case. I remember my audio engineer degrounding one of my audio components when in had the issue.
My guess for the audio ground is that older turntables had poorer electrical isolation and power lines were more noisy. For more technical explanations we need an old school audio engineer.
I’m hoping this means that the system is probably safe to use? XD
I’m not really finding grounding needs on any of the other equipment. Even though the power amp, for instance, is something that I would associate with more danger and it only has two prongs, there doesn’t seem to be exposed ground circuitry.