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Discussion in ' The Workbench ' started by stickyfinger , Jul 17, Log in or Sign up. Marshall Amp Forum. Joined: Nov 11, Messages: Likes Received: The last one I did I completely disconnected all the wiring on the polarity as I repurposed the hole for a PPIMV but this time I want the easiest way and to keep the amp looking stock.

Can I simply add the 3 pronged plug, clip the death cap from the polarity switch and all is good? The polarity will still be able to be switched. Is that a concern? Am I missing anything? Ummm, if you clip the death capacitor then there is no more polarity to switch. The polarity switch should do nothing after that. Last edited: Jul 18, Those were the days First nightclub show I ever played, rockin' my two prong Kustom amp, step up to the microphone during the opening number and BAM!

Got blown backwards. Friends said there was a flash of light. I learned to always check the polarity. To this day, once everything is powered up, I place my hands on the guitar strings and gingerly tap the microphone with my other hand to make sure I won't get shocked.

That everything is actually grounded. Even in recent years I've carried three-to-two prong adapters in my gig bag, because we'd roll into a venue with old wiring and only find two prong outlets on the walls by the stage. In old buildings even if there's three prong outlets I won't assume they are actually grounded.

I always check. I want to keep my lips on my face. I wonder if we were safer with two prong outlets and polarity switches? Joined: Mar 8, Messages: 2, Likes Received: 3, Filipe Soares , Jul 18, Not safer at all. The polarity plug merely was a noise detector for trying to establish that the Neutral wire, the grounded wire was connecting to the chassis through chassis earthed grounds.

That means the chassis was not grounded at all, just at a lower potential if the Neutral was polarity correct. Fault current is what kills you. You die when your body a resistor becomes a better path to a grounded source and all of that the fault current flows through your body, instead of all that fault current flowing through that green grounding wire, racing to the breaker to make the breaker trip.

Guitar-Rocker , Jul 18, The power in to supply your power transformer is just two wires: The Hot and the Neutral wires. Depends on the amp design. That is why some guys were asking for that info. RickyLee , Jul 18, He still did not tell us which amplifier. By the way here is some knowledge which may twist or confuse some minds. Your ground is also connected to the neutral. Here you go. Even in this schematic it is drawn wrong.

The "E" represents earth connection but in Marshall's case it is just the connection to chassis ground which is actually the thick black line from left to right in the middle of the page. Notice the capacitor is in series with the switch. The circuit goes from AC wire to switch through the capacitor and then to chassis ground which kind of looks like this. Grounds should look more like this. Last edited: Jul 19, RickyLee , Jul 19, The ground is only connected at one point ever to the neutral, and that is in your service panel.

The only common use of any utilization equipment now days table lamps excluded comes as either a three wire grounded cord, or the device is in general, insulated to prevent chance of shock. And yes it used to be common practice to wire stuff with a two prong cord, same blade size cord.

Sadly changes to the national electrical code are only generally made when there are recognized large losses of property or life. Guitar-Rocker , Jul 19, You must log in or sign up to reply here. Show Ignored Content. Share This Page Tweet. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password?


The Death Cap and Ground Switch

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Here is a link to the Sunn S schematic. There is also a great amp forum on that page too. The proper way to wire up a 3 wire power cord is.

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Disconcting the Polarity Switch

Hey Phil, the reasoning there is that it's the live wire's very first point of contact. If the fuse blows for any reason then absolutely everything from there on is safe. You could theoretically put the fuse after the switch, or even on the neutral side, but this seemed like the safest possible option. If you're specifically asking why it's connected to the back lug and not the front lug, then I figured that the internal connection to the back lug was the hardest to touch, so again this seemed like the safest option. I used these as reference to give me the confidence to convert my silvertone amp in case model to a 3 print plug. It was wired up the same, I'm now safely using it. Thank you! I'm thinking about putting a C14 snap in connector so I can use a detachable standard computer power cord.

Can I simply add the 3 pronged plug, clip the death cap from the polarity (through the capacitor/switch circuit) in some amplifiers.

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What do I need to do to fix it? User Name Stay logged in? I got shocked from this old tube amp. I just got it today and love the tone of this.

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All I did was remove the original and solder in a new one, with the exception of putting the green wire to chassis ground. It had been in the back of my mind for a while; something was nagging me.

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