georgehifi6,926 posts
04-01-2020
12:23am
I checked and their website said floating ground as tul32ley posted,
The Orange Duplex starts with a new floating ground
With a floating ground on all your audio equipment if something goes wrong, all the equipment chassis have the potential to go to full mains potential, DEADLY!!!!
@georgehifi
’They’ can say anything ’They’ want.. That doesn’t mean ’They’ know what ’They’ are talking about. It is obvious the guy that wrote up the ad hasn’t a clue about building electrical grounding systems.
I agree with you floating the equipment ground can be dangerous. Can the equipment ground of an IG (Isolated Ground) outlet be installed on a branch and leave the ground contact of the outlet floating above ground? YES.... Just don’t connect the equipment ground wire to the duplex receptacle IG ground terminal. Of course for around a couple of bucks the user could buy a ground cheater and accomplish the same thing on their existing duplex receptacle outlet.
I copied this from the SR website.
Global MSRP $285.00
Body: Thermoplastic Nylon
Outlet: 2 pole 3 wire grounding 15A 125V
Ground: Isolated Ground
https://www.synergisticresearch.com/accessories/power/uef-orange-duplex/
Retail price for the Pass & Seymour IG5362 outlet is around $10.00
Jim
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