From postmaste–(at)–riodeel.com Sat May 2 23:37:10 CDT 1998
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Subject: Re: Fender “PASS HI-POT” Sticker ??
Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 04:24:39 GMT
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On Sat, 02 May 1998 19:38:45 -0600, Zorro_200–(at)–otmail.com wrote:

>Both my Blues Jr. and my Prosonic have a small white sticker on the speaker
>baffle board which says: PASS HI-POT. Anyone know what this means ?

That’s what happens after you eat funny brownies..

But seriously, folks, Hi-pot is a high voltage test applied to a
transformer to make sure the things won’t fail in normal use, and
will take normal amounts of abuse (typical line surges, etc).
For example, a 120VAC primary power xfmr might be hipot
tested to 1500 or 2000 volts. IIRC, this is required to get
a UL listing or a CSA sticker.

>I’ve already discarded the possibilities that the inspector was either a drug
>user or Cambodian. 😉

Who knows how many people Leo Fender had whacked on his
path to becoming a Tube Amp Immortal….just kidding..

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