On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Will Godfrey <willgodfrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > There is absolutely no way of ensuring the earth is ever connected at all! A > properly designed 3pin connector ensures the earth is always connected first, > and disconnected last. It's the *only* safe way to work. Assuming, of course, that the receptacle is in fact grounded. And ... remember what they say about "assume". -- **** Listen to my FREE CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user