Grounded Outlet Source

From fastedd–(at)–tis.com Mon Mar 23 19:02:47 CST 1998
From: “Edwin Blakley”
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.amps
Subject: Re: two prong to three prong mod?
Date: 10 Mar 1998 17:01:01 GMT
Xref: geraldo.cc.utexas.edu alt.guitar.amps:90074

Wire-Pro Inc., pn. 160-2-N is a 3 wire grounded, drop-in replacement
socket, rated–(at)–15a /125v. Comes complete w/odd-ass diamond shaped metal
mounting ring for about $7.00

Happy wiring :-]


Ed Blakley
< fastedd--(at)--tis.com >

Mutantmoose wrote in article
<6dniaj$jn--(at)--gtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>…
: dstor–(at)–bm.net wrote in article <6dmki8$von$--(at)--nrp1.dejanews.com>…
: (Snip)
: One thing that should be mentioned,
: > though, is the proper wiring of the “accessory outlet.” Hot (black)
: should go
: > to the brass terminal, and neutral (white) to the light-colored
terminal.
: > Fender actually tended to wire this backwards for some reason.
:
: Actually, I just unwire the damn thing and leave it sitting there
useless.
: I hate these things – they are usually so poorly made that they are
falling
: apart anyways, or don’t have a grounding pin. If I need more outlets, I
get
: a power strip, which gives me a circuit breaker too.
:
: Mark
:

 

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