On Friday 09 May 2014 23:36:22 Bob van der Poel did opine And Gene did reply: > 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". Yup, those assumptions can get you killed. One of those little shirt pocket hot wire sniffers has saved my bacon several times. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
