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Gabe001 · 20th Jun 2021, 2:39 pm

I'm sure Chris would have made sure neutral is connected to chassis. Does it not have a 3 pin plug to make sure it's always connected in the same way?

If you want to be safer you can use an RCD, although if your house has one already, as has been standard for decades, I'm not sure it would benefit you additionally.

I don't see the 50hz making a dramatic difference. It may affect HT smoothing in that you may drop a few volts due to the longer capacitor discharge cycle, but it's likely you won't notice any difference.

Happy to be corrected if wrong

20th Jun 2021, 2:39 pm	#59
Gabe001 Octode Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 1,641	Re: Vintage Sears Silvertone radio safety question I'm sure Chris would have made sure neutral is connected to chassis. Does it not have a 3 pin plug to make sure it's always connected in the same way? If you want to be safer you can use an RCD, although if your house has one already, as has been standard for decades, I'm not sure it would benefit you additionally. I don't see the 50hz making a dramatic difference. It may affect HT smoothing in that you may drop a few volts due to the longer capacitor discharge cycle, but it's likely you won't notice any difference. Happy to be corrected if wrong